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The Great West Football Conference is entering its fourth season in 2007. The Gridiron Power Index, the BCS-style ranking and top indicator of at-large playoff selection, had the Great West as the top-ranked league in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivi-sion (FCS, formerly I-AA) last season.

North Dakota State won the league’s championship with a 4-0 record in 2006. The Bison defeated Ball State 29-24, lost only to Minnesota of the Big Ten Conference10-9 and posted an 8-0 record against FCS competition on the way to 10-1 overall record.

NDSU was No 3 in the fi nal GPI and topped a list of four league members including No. 12 Cal Poly, No. 14 UC Davis and No. 16 South Dakota State. In the fi nal College Sporting News Coaches Top 25, the Bison were No. 5, Cal Poly was No. 14, SDSU was No. 21 and UC Davis was No. 24. The Sports Network Top 25 had No. 5 NDSU, No. 16 Cal Poly and No. 22 SDSU. UC Davis received votes.

The league is made up of fi ve intercollegiate institutions that have ranging geographically from North Dakota to South Dakota to Utah to California.

Offi cially announced Feb. 25, 2004, charter members of the Great West Football Conference were California Polytechnic State Univer-sity; University of California, Davis; North Dakota State University; University of Northern Colorado; South Dakota State University; and Southern Utah University.

Conference competition began on Sept. 4, 2004 with UC Davis scoring a 52-0 win over South Dakota State and Northern Colorado notching a 15-13 win over North Dakota State.

Great West members Cal Poly, Southern Utah and UC Davis are at-large candidates for NCAA I-AA post-season playoff consideration. South Dakota State and North Dakota State become eligible in 2008.

The Great West Football Conference recognizes student-athletes on both a weekly and full-season basis. Individual awards will include Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week; All-Conference teams; an Academic All- Conference team; and Player, Newcomer and Coach of the Year awards. The league also crowns a team champion following the conclusion of conference competition.

The governance of the Great West Football Conference remains primarily with the member institutions. Ed Grom serves as the com-missioner of the league. He is the associate commissioner of The

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Summit League. Each member institution is represented on the Pres-ident’s Council by its respective CEO. Dr. Steven Bennion (Southern Utah) served as the initial Chair with Dr. Warren Baker of Cal Poly as Vice Chair. The general operations and management of the Confer-ence will be conducted by the Directors of Athletics (Director’s Coun-cil). Three Athletic Directors will comprise the Executive Committee and be responsible for the overall administrative functions of the Con-ference. The Great West Executive Committee includes Tom Douple (The Summit League) as Chair, Alison Cone (Cal Poly) as Vice- Chair and Greg Warczeka (UC Davis) as Treasurer and Gene Taylor (North Dakota State) will chair the Coaches Committee. Scheduling of con-tests, assignment of offi cials and certain media relations functions will remain with member institutions.

“Providing these student-athletes with the opportunity to compete for a conference championship makes all of this effort so worthwhile,” Douple noted. “I am certain that all the coaches will also use the opportunity to compete for a conference championship to motivate their players and to attract recruits. This is great for all of the athletes, coaches and institutions involved, as well as each university’s entire community.”

League members have earned impressive GPI (Gridiron Power Index) ratings during its fi rst three seasons, including a No. 14 by Northern Colorado and No. 19 by Cal Poly in 2003. In the national I-AA Top 25 poll, Cal Poly reached No. 14 while Northern Colorado achieved a No. 19 ranking. In 2004, Cal Poly was ranked No. 14, while North Dakota State rose as high as No. 18 in the fi nal poll. In the fi nal 2005 GPI, Cal Poly was No. 6, North Dakota State was No. 18 and UC Davis was No. 22. Cal Poly advanced to the second round of the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs.

The fi ve member schools are spread out of over four Western states and three time zones, giving each school added exposure - both in terms of media and recruiting - in new destinations. The conference affi liation is also expected to generate much interest within the fi ve schools’ substantial alumni base, which numbers nearly 400,000 combined.

Great West Football MembersSchool Enrollment Location PopulationCal Poly 18,400 San Luis Obispo, Calif. 43,509UC Davis 30,435 Davis, Calif. 60,709North Dakota State 12,258 Fargo, N.D. 90,672South Dakota State 11,377 Brookings, S.D. 18,715Southern Utah 7,209 Cedar City, Utah 23,983

North Dakota State cap-tains (from L to R) Steve Walker, Kyle Steffes, Justin Frick and Craig Dahl accept the Great West Football Confer-ence trophy from league commissioner Ed Grom as Bison head coach Craig Bohl looks on.



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GREAT WEST FOOTBALL CONFERENCECOMPOSITE SCHEDULE

Thursday, Aug. 30South Dakota State at Western Illinois, 6:05 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 1Southern Utah at Montana, 1:05 p.m.Cal Poly at Texas State, 6 p.m.Western Washington at UC Daivs, TBANDSU - OPEN/BYE

Saturday, Sept. 8Cal Poly at Idaho, 2 p.m.South Dakota State at Youngstown State, 6 p.m.North Dakota at Southern Utah, 6 p.m.UC Davis at Portland State, 6:05 p.m.Stephen F. Austin at North Dakota State, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 15Sam Houston State at North Dakota State, 6 p.m.Southern Illinois at Southern Utah, 6 p.m.UC Davis at Eastern Washington, 6 p.m.Weber State at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m.Northern Iowa at South Dakota State, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22McNeese State at Southern Utah, 6 p.m.Western Oregon at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m.Texas State at South Dakota State, 7 p.m.North Dakota State at Central Michigan, TBANortheastern at UC Davis, TBA

Saturday, Sept. 29UC Davis at San Jose State, 1 p.m.North Dakota State at Western Illinois, 1:05 p.m.Stephen F. Austin at South Dakota State, 2 p.m.Northern Colorado at Cal Poly, 6:05 p.m.Southern Utah - OPEN/BYE

Saturday, Oct. 6*UC Davis at North Dakota State, 1 p.m.South Utah at Montana State, 1:35 p.m.South Dakota State at Georgia Southern, 2 p.m.Cal Poly - OPEN/BYE

Saturday, Oct. 13*Cal Poly at UC Davis, 6:05 p.m.North Dakota State at Mississippi Valley St., 2 p.m.Southern Utah at Youngstown State, 4 p.m.SDSU - OPEN/BYE

Saturday, Oct. 20*UC Davis at Southern Utah, 1 p.m.*Cal Poly at South Dakota State 7 p.m.North Dakota State at Minnesota, TBA

Saturday, Oct. 27*Southern Utah at North Dakota State, 1 p.m.*South Dakota State at UC Davis, 1 p.m.Cal Poly at Idaho State, 3:05 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 3*Cal Poly at Southern Utah, 1 p.m.UC Davis at Sacramento State, 2:05 p.m.Illinois State at North Dakota State, 6 p.m.South Dakota State at Central Arkansas, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 10*Southern Utah at South Dakota State, 1 p.m.*North Dakota State at Cal Poly, 4:05 p.m.UC Davis - OPEN/BYE

Saturday, Nov. 17*North Dakota State at South Dakota State, 1 p.m.Iona College at Cal Poly, 4 p.m.Southern Utah at Northern Iowa, TBASan Diego at UC Davis, TBA

*- Great West Football Conference gamesAll times local, subject to change

2007 PRESEASONALL-GWFC TEAM

PLAYERS OF THE YEAROFFENSE: Steve Walker, North Dakota StateDEFENSE: Joe Mays, North Dakota State

FIRST TEAM OFFENSEWR Ramses Barden, Cal Poly, Jr.WR Kole Heckendorf, North Dakota State, Jr.TE Chris Wagner, South Dakota State, Sr.OL Nate Safe, North Dakota State, Sr.OL Matt Roan, Southern Utah, Sr.OL Stephen Field, Cal Poly, Jr.OL Mitch Erickson, South Dakota State, Sr.OL Preston Crumly, South Dakota State, Sr.QB Steve Walker, North Dakota State, Sr.RB James Noble, Cal Poly, Jr.RB Johnny Sanchez, Southern Utah, Sr.

FIRST TEAM DEFENSEDL John Faletoese, UC Davis, Jr.DL Ryan Shotwell, Cal Poly, Soph.DL Jimmy Judd, Southern Utah, Sr.LB Justin Kubesh, South Dakota State, Sr.LB Joe Mays, North Dakota State, Sr.LB Chris Buck, UC Davis, Sr.DB Adam Cook, UC Davis, Sr.DB D.J. Senter, Southern Utah, Jr.DB Derrick Brown, Southern Utah, Sr.DB Nick Schommer, North Dakota State, Jr.

FIRST TEAM SPECIALTYK Parker Douglass, South Dakota State, Sr.P Mike Dragosavich, North Dakota State, Sr.RS Shamen Washington, North Dakota State, Jr.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSEWR JaRon Harris, South Dakota State, Jr.TE Jerimiah Wurzbacher, North Dakota St, Jr.OL Zach Harrington, North Dakota State, Jr.OL Jon Compas, UC Davis, Jr.OL Dylan Roddick, Cal Poly, Sr.OL Brandon Guzman, Southern Utah, Sr.OL Nick Flesner, South Dakota State, Jr.QB Wes Marshall, Southern Utah, Sr.RB Cory Koenig, South Dakota State, Sr.RB Tyler Roehl, North Dakota State, Jr.

SECOND TEAM DEFENSEDL Adam Torosian, Cal Poly, Sr.DL Jason Bonwell, South Dakota State, Sr.DL Mitch Pontrelli, South Dakota State, Sr.DL Eric Schroeder, South Dakota State, Jr.LB Mark Restelli, Cal Poly, Jr.LB Ramon Humber, North Dakota State, Jr.LB La’Var Porter, Southern Utah, Sr.DB Jovan Jackson, Southern Utah, Sr.DB Andre Thomas, Cal Poly, Sr.DB Brock Gentile, South Dakota State, Sr.DB Richard Bowman, North Dakota State, Jr.

SECOND TEAM SPECIALTYK Shawn Bibeau, North Dakota State, So.P Tim Chicoine, Cal Poly, Sr.RS James Noble, Cal Poly, Sr.

(courtesy of Phil Steele College Preview) www.greatwestfootball.com



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2006 Great West Football Conference Standings

First TeamOFFENSEPos. Player School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown WR *Ramses Barden Cal Poly 6-6 227 So. Altadena, Calif.WR *Tony Kays UC Davis 6-1 188 Sr. Elk Grove, Calif.WR Joey Hew Len Southern Utah 6-3 220 Sr. Sacramento, Calif.TE Chris Wagner South Dakota State 6-7 235 Jr. Brookings, S.D.OL *Nate Safe North Dakota State 6-4 315 Jr. Cannon Falls, Minn.OL %Elliott Vallejo UC Davis 6-7 315 Sr. Salinas, Calif.OL *Mitch Erickson South Dakota State 6-6 290 Jr. Hutchinson, Minn.OL Jon Compas UC Davis 6-4 290 So. Carlsbad, Calif.C *Stephen Field Cal Poly 6-1 280 So. Arrroyo, Grande, Calif.QB Steve Walker North Dakota State 6-0 210 Jr Lockport, Ill.RB #Kyle Steffes North Dakota State 5-11 207 Sr. Dickinson, N.D.RB *James Noble Cal Poly 5-6 180 So. Barstow, Calif.RB **%Anthony Watson South Dakota State 5-10 221 Sr. Worthington, Minn.K *Parker Douglass South Dakota State 5-8 170 Jr. Columbus, Neb.

DEFENSEPos. Player School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown DL *James Amos UC Davis 6-4 260 Jr. Galt, Calif.DL *John Faletoese UC Davis 6-3 290 So. Carmichael, Calif.DL *Chris White Cal Poly 6-3 275 Sr. Bakersfi eld, Calif.DL %Justin Frick North Dakota State 6-3 292 Sr. Yankton, S.D.ILB *Kyle Shotwell Cal Poly 6-1 235 Sr. Goleta, Calif.ILB %Joe Mays North Dakota State 5-11 245 Jr. Chicago, Ill.OLB Chis Buck UC Davis 6-0 210 Jr. Fair Oaks, Calif.OLB *Justen Peek Cal Poly 6-1 225 Sr. Oakhurst, Calif.DB *Jonathan Barsi UC Davi 6-1 205 Sr. Los Altos, Calif.DB *Courtney Brown Cal Poly 6-2 205 Sr. Oakland, Calif.DB *Kenny Chicoine Cal Poly 6-0 205 Sr. Huntington Beach, Calif.DB **%Craig Dahl North Dakota State 6-1 211 Sr. Mankato, Minn.P %Mike Dragosavich North Dakota State 6-5 196 Jr. Oak Lawn, Ill.

Second TeamOFFENSEPos. Player School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown WR Chris Carter UC Davis 6-0 190 RFr. Danville, Calif.WR JaRon Harris South Dakota State 6-1 195 So. Sioux Falls, S.D.WR Micah Johnson South Dakota State 6-2 180 Sr. Prescott, Ariz.TE Brett Johansen Southern Utah 6-3 230 Sr. Nampa, IdahoOL Josh Mayfi eld Cal Poly 6-2 240 Sr. Spring Valley, Calif.OL Mike Knight Southern Utah 6-5 300 Jr. Murray, UtahOL Preston Crumly South Dakota State 6-5 290 Jr. Hartington, Neb.OL Nick Flesner South Dakota State 6-3 280 So. Pierce, Neb.C Matt Roan Southern Utah 6-4 285 Jr. Dublin, Va.QB */**Jon Grant UC Davis 6-3 200 Sr. Pacifi c Grove, Calif.QB Andy Kardoes South Dakota State 6-3 210 Sr. Algona, Neb.RB Marcus Nolan UC Davis 5-11 220 Sr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.RB Johnny Sanchez Southern Utah 5-6 180 So. Barstow, Calif.K Nick Coromelas Cal Poly 6-1 200 Sr Anaheim Hills, Calif.

DEFENSEPos. Player School Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown DL *Mike Ng UC Davis 6-2 250 Sr. Fairfi eld, Calif.DL Jason Bonwell South Dakota State 6-0 250 Jr. Glendora, Calif.DL Mitch Pontrelli South Dakota State 6-2 270 Jr. St. Paul, Minn.DL Levi Erickson Southern Utah 6-2 250 Sr. Salt Lake City, UtahILB Robert Takeno Southern Utah 5-11 222 Fr. Sandy, UtahOLB La’Var Porter Southern Utah 6-2 230 Jr. Las Vegas, Nev.OLB Justin Kubesh South Dakota State 6-1 230 Jr. Olivia, Minn.DB %Nevan Bergan UC Davis 5-11 175 Sr. San Diego, Calif.DB Randy Samuel Cal Poly 5-10 175 Sr. Chino Hills, Calif.DB %Brian Kofoed Southern Utah 6-0 175 Sr. Salt Lake City, UtahDB D.J. Senter Southern Utah 6-1 205 So. Las Vegas, Nev.P Nick Coromelas Cal Poly 6-1 200 Sr. Anaheim Hills, Calif.

# denotes fi rst-team All-Great West Football Conference selection in 2004-05* denotes fi rst-team All-GWFC selection in 2005% denotes second-team All-GWFC selection in 2005** denotes fi rst-team All-GWFC selection in 2004

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Honorable MentionP Neal Bainbridge (SDSU), DL Danny Batten (SDSU), QB Wes Marshall (SUU), DL Eric Schroeder (SDSU), WR Travis White (NDSU)

Steve Walker, QBNorth Dakota State

Kyle Shotwell, LBCal Poly

Parker Douglass, PKSouth Dakota State

GWFC Points Overall PointsTeam W-L-T Pct. For-Opp W-L-T Pct. For-OppNORTH DAKOTA STATE 4-0-0 1.000 151-73 10-1-0 .909 374-147South Dakota State 3-1-0 .750 110-111 7-4-0 .636 235-235Cal Poly 2-2-0 .500 83-111 7-4-0 .636 248-162UC Davis 1-3-0 .250 89-80 6-5-0 .545 309-227Southern Utah 0-4-0 .000 49-107 3-8-0 .273 215-276

2006 GWFCAWARD WINNERSOffensive Player of the Year: Steve Walker, QB (North Dakota State)Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Shotwell, LB (Cal Poly)Special Teams Player of the Year: *Parker Douglass, PK (South Dakota State)Rookie of the Year: Chris Carter, WR (UC Davis)Coach of the Year: Craig Bohl (North Dakota State)

Craig BohlNorth Dakota State

Chris Carter, WRUC Davis



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CAL POLY (4) Yr. Pos. Major (s) GPA Hometown Clint Autry Jr. SS Agricultural Business 3.32 Bend, OregonPatrick Koligian So. OL General Engineering 3.23 Fresno, Calif.Mike Montero RFr. LB Industrial Technology 3.38 Clovis, Calif.X Justen Peek Sr. LB Civil Engineering 3.44 Oakhurst, Calif.

UC DAVIS (4) Yr. Pos. Major GPA Hometown Naveen Daftari Sr. DT Electrical Engineering 3.60 Davis, Calif.X Jon Grant Sr. QB History 3.47 Pacific Grove, Calif.X Jonathan Compas So. OL International Relations 3.37 Carlsbad, Calif.Alex Garfio Sr. RB Sociology 3.29 Ventura, Calif.

NORTH DAKOTA STATE (10) Yr. Pos. Major(s) GPA Hometown Kyle Belmont RFr. SS Criminal Justice 3.73 Battle Lake, Minn.Sam Boraas Jr. FS Mechanical Engineering 3.97 Zumbrota, Minn.Jeff Curtis RFr. LS Mass Communication 3.34 New Hope, Minn.X Craig Dahl Sr. SS Mechanical Engineering 3.51 Mankato, Minn.Kole Heckendorf So. WR Physical Education 3.79 Mosinee, Wis.Jared Hines RFr. TE Secondary Education 3.22 Ellsworth, Wis.Brett Itterman Sr. LB Business Administration 3.41 Aberdeen, S.D.Ryan Olson Sr. DB Physical Education 3.47 Buffalo, Minn.Ryan Parsons So. QB History (Education) 3.89 Ham Lake, Minn.Barry Quickstad Sr. FS Recreation Management 3.48 Waseca, Minn.

SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (13) Yr. Pos. Major(s) GPA Hometown Matt Anderson So. TE Aviation Education 3.310 Rapid City, S.D.Steven Bazata RFr. DL undeclared 3.256 Howells, Neb.Scott Breyfogle Sr. DB Mathematics 3.684 Holstein, IowaX Parker Douglass Jr. K Biology 3.887 Columbus, Neb.X Mitch Erickson Jr. OL Mechanical Engineering 3.255 Hutchinson, Minn.Andrew Hoogeveen Jr. LB Health Promotion 3.505 Sioux Center, IowaChris Johnson RFr. LB undeclared 3.550 Council Bluffs, IowaCasey Knips RFr. OL Construction Management 3.537 Adrian, Minn.Cory Koenig Jr. RB Biology 3.743 Underwood, IowaMarty Kranz Sr. LB HPER 3.422 Watertown, S.D.Mark Oelkers Sr. OL Electronics Engineering Tech. 3.235 Austin, Minn.X Mitch Pontrelli Jr. DL Construction Management 3.200 St. Paul, Minn.Kevin Robling So. OL Wildlife and Fisheries 3.767 Jordan, Minn.

SOUTHERN UTAH (8) Yr. Pos. Major(s) GPA Hometown X Levi Erickson Sr. DL Communication 3.44 Salt Lake City, UtahBrandon Godfrey RFr. QB Biology/Zoology 3.99 Las Vegas, NevadaX Brett Johansen Sr. TE Finance 3.20 Nampa, IdahoX Brian Kofoed Sr. CB Marketing 3.61 Salt Lake City, UtahRyan Larsen Sr. TE Biology/Zoology 3.63 Layton, UtahSpencer Meier Sr. S Athletic training 3.39 Salt Lake City, UtahX Matt Roan Jr. OL Political Science 3.75 Dublin, Va.Drew Rykert RFr. LB Psychology 3.56 Cedar Hills, Utah

Repeat selections in bold face.X--indicates players also listed on the all-conference team

The Great West Football Conference all-academic team was selected by sports information directors, coaches and administrators from the six league members. To be eligible, a player must have a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average, including the fall term; be in at least his second year at the member institution (first-year freshmen and first-year transfers are not eligible) and must be a starter or key reserve.

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FINAL 2006 GREAT WEST TEAM STATISTICS(All Games)SCORING OFFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG.1. NDSU 11 47 44 0 0 16 0 374 34.02. UCD 11 40 32 0 1 11 1 309 28.13. Cal Poly 11 30 26 2 0 12 1 248 22.54. SDSU 11 27 22 3 0 15 0 235 21.45. SUU 11 30 27 0 0 2 1 215 19.5

RUSHING OFFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G1. NDSU 11 414 2132 5.1 24 193.82. Cal Poly 11 475 2011 4.2 18 182.83. SDSU 11 366 1649 4.5 14 149.94. SUU. 11 342 1560 4.6 12 141.85. UCD 11 348 1131 3.2 16 102.8

PASS OFFENSE G ATT COMP INT PCT. YDS AVG TD YDS/G1. UCD 11 406 251 9 61.8 2889 7.1 21 262.62. NDSU 11 296 189 4 63.9 2256 7.6 17 205.13. SDSU 11 323 176 14 54.5 2113 6.5 13 192.14. SUU 11 333 187 15 56.2 1976 5.9 16 179.65. Cal Poly 11 174 78 7 44.8 1285 7.4 10 116.8

TOTAL OFFENSE G RUSH PASS PLAYS YDS AVG/P TD YDS/G1. NDSU 11 2132 2256 710 4388 6.2 41 398.92. UCD 11 1131 2889 754 4020 5.3 37 365.53. SDSU 11 1649 2113 689 3762 5.5 27 342.04. SUU 11 1560 1976 675 3536 5.2 28 321.55. Cal Poly. 11 2011 1285 649 3296 5.1 28 299.6

SCORING DEFENSE G TD XP 2XP DXP FG SAF PTS AVG.1. NDSU 11 18 18 0 0 7 0 147 13.42. Cal Poly 11 20 17 2 0 7 0 162 14.73. UC Davis 11 28 20 1 1 11 1 227 20.64. SDSU 11 28 28 0 0 13 0 235 21.45. SUU 11 35 31 1 0 11 0 276 25.1

RUSHING DEFENSE G ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G1. NDSU 11 300 739 2.5 12 67.22. UCD 11 334 1144 3.4 13 104.03. Cal Poly 11 385 1268 3.3 7 115.34. SDSU 11 406 1701 4.2 18 154.65. SUU 11 431 1903 4.4 17 173.0

PASS DEFENSE G ATT Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg. TD Yds/G1. Cal Poly 11 261 125 12 47.9 1463 5.6 12 133.02. SDSU 11 266 162 7 60.9 1819 6.8 9 165.43. SUU 11 278 159 7 57.2 1988 7.2 18 180.74. NDSU 11 320 181 11 56.6 2051 6.4 6 186.55. UCD 11 333 183 16 55.0 2305 6.9 14 209.5

Total Defense G Rush Pass Plays Yds. Avg/P TD Yds/G1. Cal Poly. 11 1268 1463 646 2731 4.2 19 248.32. NDSU 11 739 2051 620 2790 4.5 18 253.63. UCD 11 1144 2305 667 3449 5.2 27 313.54. SDSU 11 1701 1819 672 3520 5.2 27 320.05. SUU 11 1903 1988 709 3891 5.5 35 353.7

GREAT WEST FOOTBALLWEEKLY AWARD WINNERS

OFFENSE9/4 QB Wes Campbell, Southern Utah9/11 RB Kyle Coop, Southern Utah9/18 QB Jon Grant, UC Davis WR Ramses Barden, Cal Poly9/25 QB Steve Walker, NDSU10/2 QB Steve Walker, NDSU10/9 RB Johnny Sanchez, SUU10/16 WR Chris Carter, UC Davis10/23 WR JaRon Harris, SDSU10/30 QB Andy Kardoes, SDSU11/5 QB Steve Walker, NDSU1112 HB Kyle Steffes, NDSU11/19 WR John Majeski, NDSU

DEFENSE9/4 NG Mike NG, UC Davis9/11 LB Mark Restelli, Cal Poly9/18 LB Kyle Shotwell, Cal Poly9/25 FS DJ Senter, SUU10/2 LB Robert Takeno, SUU10/9 LB Andrew Hoogeveen, SDSU10/16 FS Nick Schommer, NDSU10/23 LB Mike Maresh, NDSU10/30 LB Kyle Shotwell, Cal Poly11/5 SS Craig Dahl, NDSU11/12 LB Joe Mays, NDSU11/19 FS Jonathan Barsi, UC Davis

SPECIAL TEAMS9/4 K Shawn Bibeau, NDSU9/11 P Tim Chicoine, Cal Poly9/18 K Shawn Bibeau, NDSU9/25 K Shawn Bibeau, NDSU10/2 K Parker Douglass, SDSU10/9 LB Wes Pryor, Cal Poly10/16 PR/WR Travis White, NDSU10/23 P Neal Bainbridge, SDSU10/30 P/K Nick Coromelas, Cal Poly11/5 P/K Nick Coromelas, Cal Poly11/12 K Parker Douglass, SDSU11/19 PR/WR Travis White, NDSU

North Dakota State’s John Majeski (right)



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TOTAL OFFENSE School Yr G Rush Pass Plys Total Yds/G1. Jon Grant UCD SR 11 102 2768 468 2870 260.92. Wes Marshall. SUU JR 11 366 1942 442 2308 209.83. Steve Walker NDSU JR 11 52 2220 331 2272 206.54. Andy Kardoes SDSU SR 11 233 1997 379 2230 202.75. Matt Brennan CP SO 11 344 1208 287 1552 141.16. Kyle Steffes NDSU SR 11 1250 6 238 1256 114.27. James Noble CP SO 10 1009 0 196 1009 100.98. Anthony Watson SDSU SR 10 742 0 122 742 74.29. Marcus Nolan UCD SR 11 715 0 169 715 65.010.Cory Koenig SDSU JR 9 545 0 103 545 60.6

RUSHING School Yr G Att Yds. Avg. TD Yds/G LG 1. Kyle Steffes NDSU SR 11 237 1250 5.3 13 113.6 53 2. James Noble CP SO 10 196 1009 5.1 7 100.9 74 3. Anthony Watson SDSU SR 10 122 742 6.1 8 74.2 41 4. Marcus Nolan UCD SR 11 169 715 4.2 7 65.0 39 5. Cory Koenig SDSU JR 9 103 545 5.3 2 60.6 41 6. Johnny Sanchez SUU JR 11 103 589 5.7 4 53.5 74

PASS EFFICIENCY School Yr G Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Eff. 1. Steve Walker NDSU JR 11 288 185 4 64.2 2220 16 144.52. Jon Grant UCD SR 11 396 243 9 61.4 2768 19 131.43. Andy Kardoes SDSU SR 11 285 160 10 56.1 1997 13 123.04. Matt Brennan CP SO 11 169 76 7 45.0 1208 10 116.35. Wes Marshall SUU JR 11 323 183 14 56.7 1942 16 114.8

PASS AVG/G School Yr G Att Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Avg/G1. Jon Grant UCD SR 11 396 243 9 61.4 2768 19 251.62. Steve Walker NDSU JR 11 288 185 4 64.2 2220 16 201.83. Andy Kardoes SDSU SR 11 285 160 10 56.1 1997 13 181.54. Wes Marshall SUU JR 11 323 183 14 56.7 1942 16 176.55. Matt Brennan CP SO 11 169 76 7 45.0 1208 10 109.8

RECEPTIONS/G School Yr G Rec Yds. TD Avg/C Rec/G Long1. Tony Kays UCD SR 10 65 853 8 13.1 6.50 412. Chris L. Carter UCD FR 11 54 703 5 13.0 4.91 562. Joey Hew Len SUU SR 11 54 575 8 10.6 4.91 684. Kole Heckendorf NDSU SO 11 52 752 5 14.5 4.73 475. Marcus Nolan UCD SR 11 51 405 1 7.9 4.64 79

REC YARDS/G School Yr G Rec Yds. TD Avg/C Yard/G Long1. Tony Kays UCD SR 10 65 853 8 13.1 85.3 412. Ramses Barden CP SO 11 42 824 5 19.6 74.9 593. Kole Heckendorf NDSU SO 11 52 752 5 14.5 68.4 474. Chris L. Carter UCD FR 11 54 703 5 13.0 63.9 565. Micah Johnson SDSU SR 11 44 666 5 15.1 60.5 59

PUNT RETURNS School Yr G Ret Yds. TD Avg Long 1. Kenny Chicoine CP SR 11 26 220 0 8.5 22

KO RETURNS School Yr G Ret Yds. TD Avg Long 1. Larue Burley SUU SR 11 24 580 0 24.2 562. Nevan Bergan UCD SR 11 22 505 0 23.0 41

ALL-PURPOSE School Yr G Rush Rcv PR KR Yds Avg/G 1. Kyle Steffes NDSU SR 11 1250 160 0 0 1410 128.22. James Noble CP SO 10 1009 0 0 195 1204 120.43. Marcus Nolan UCD SR 11 715 405 0 0 1120 101.84. Larue Burley SUU SR 11 9 230 242 580 1061 96.55. Tony Kays UCD SR 10 0 853 17 0 870 87.06. Anthony Watson SDSU SR 10 742 62 0 38 842 84.27. Travis White NDSU SR 11 0 498 336 0 834 75.88. Ramses Barden CP SO 11 0 824 0 0 824 74.99. JaRon Harris SDSU SO 11 4 531 0 273 808 73.510.Kole Heckendorf NDSU SO 11 0 752 25 0 777 70.6

SCORING School Yr G TD XPT FG 2XPT Pts Pts/G 1. Shawn Bibeau NDSU FR 11 0 44 16 0 92 8.42. Kyle Steffes NDSU SR 11 13 0 0 0 78 7.13. Parker Douglass SDSU JR 11 0 22 15 0 67 6.14. Emmanuel Benjamin UCD JR 11 0 32 11 0 65 5.95. Nick Coromelas CP SR 11 0 25 12 0 61 5.56. Joe Hew Len SUU SR 11 9 0 0 0 54 4.97. Anthony Watson SDSU SR 10 8 0 0 0 48 4.87. Tony Kays UCD SR 10 8 0 0 0 48 4.89. James Noble CP SO 10 7 0 0 2 44 4.410.Marcus Nolan UCD SR 11 8 0 0 0 48 4.4

PUNTING School Yr G Punt Yds Avg LG 1. Mike Dragosavich NDSU JR 11 30 1385 46.2 672. Nick Coromelas CP SR 11 44 1828 41.5 703. Neal Bainbridge SDSU SR 11 46 1880 40.9 674. Gabe Ellis UCD SR 11 46 1765 38.4 675. Jordan Ortiz SUU FR 9 36 1282 35.6 50

FIELD GOALS School Yr G FG FGA Pct FG/G 1. Shawn Bibeau NDSU FR 11 16 23 69.6 1.452. Parker Douglass SDSU JR 11 15 21 71.4 1.363. Nick Coromelas CP SR 11 12 18 66.7 1.094. Emmanuel Benjamin UCD JR 11 11 15 73.3 1.005. Jordan Ortiz SUU FR 9 2 5 40.0 0.22

INTERCEPTIONS School Yr G Int Yds TD 1. Jonathan Barsi UCD SR 11 6 102 12. Kenny Chicoine CP SR 11 5 35 03. Nick Schommer NDSU SO 9 3 80 13. Randy Samuel CP SR 10 3 0 03. Brock Gentile SDSU JR 11 3 25 0

SACKS School Yr G SOLO AST YDS TOT Avg/G 1. Ryan Shotwell CP FR 11 5 4 54 7.0 0.641. Kyle Shotwell CP SR 11 7 0 48 7.0 0.643. Eric Schroeder SDSU SO 11 5 3 42 6.5 0.594. Levi Erickson SUU SR 11 4 4 47 6.0 0.554. Brian Dahl NDSU SR 11 6 0 37 6.0 0.55

TACKLES School Yr G UA A Total Avg/G Sacks 1. Kyle Shotwell CP SR 11 62 60 122 11.1 7.0 2. Justin Kubesh SDSU JR 10 38 41 79 7.9 0.0 3. Rob Takeno SUU FR 10 40 33 73 7.3 0.5 4. La’Var Porter SUU JR 11 44 31 75 6.8 2.5 5. DJ Senter SUU SO 11 44 29 73 6.6 0.0 6. Marty Kranz SDSU SR 11 45 27 72 6.5 3.0 7. Jason Relyea CP JR 11 30 41 71 6.5 2.5 8. Ramon Humber NDSU SO 11 36 31 67 6.1 2.0 8. Joe Mays NDSU JR 11 38 29 67 6.1 2.0 10.Kenny Chicoine CP SR 11 34 29 63 5.7 1.0

TFL School Cl G Solo Ast Yds Total Avg/G 1. Kyle Shotwell CP SR 11 16 10 80 21.0 1.91 2. Eric Schroeder SDSU SO 11 9 3 51 10.5 0.95 2. Chris White CP SR 11 8 5 50 10.5 0.95 4. Ryan Shotwell CP FR 11 7 5 57 9.5 0.86 4. John Faletoese UCD SO 11 8 3 51 9.5 0.86 4. Justen Peek CP SR 11 6 7 44 9.5 0.86 4. Jason Bonwell SDSU JR 11 9 1 42 9.5 0.86 4. Jason Relyea CP JR 11 7 5 39 9.5 0.86

FINAL 2006 GREAT WEST INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS(All Games)

BISON FOOTBALL 200780 PB 2006 Great West Champions

NCC HISTORY

BISON NCC TITLESUndisputedYear Record Coach1932 4-0-0 Finnegan1935 4-0-1 Finnegan1965 6-0-0 Mudra1967 6-0-0 Erhardt1968 6-0-0 Erhardt1969 6-0-0 Erhardt1970 6-0-0 Erhardt1976 6-0-0 Wacker1977 6-0-1 Wacker1981 7-0-0 Morton1982 7-0-0 Morton1985 7-1-1 Solomonson1986 9-0-0 Solomonson1988 9-0-0 Hager1990 9-0-0 Hager1991 7-1-0 Hager1992 8-1-0 Hager

Co-Championships1925 4-0-2 Cortright1964 5-1-0 Mudra1966 5-1-0 Erhardt1973 6-1-0 Kjelbertson1983 8-1-0 Morton1984 8-1-0 Morton1994 7-2-0 Hager

Tri-Championships1972 6-1-0 Erhardt1974 5-2-0 Kjelbertson

BISON IN NCC PLAY

Hager

Erhardt

HOW’S THIS FORSUCCESSFUL

FOOTBALL RUNS!!! The success of North Dakota State football over has been nothing short of phenomenal. Here is what the Bison have accomplished since the early 1980s to 2003: Captured six straight North Central Confer-

ence titles from 1981 to 1986 and 11 dur-ing a 23-year period.

Had NCC winning streaks of 20 and 16 wins.

Won 159 of 202 NCC games (159-41-2 for a .792 winning percentage).

Won 222 of 271 games (212-57-2 for a .786 winning percentage).

Won 186 of 234 regular-season games (186-46-2) played including a streak of 22 straight wins before losing to Nebraska-Omaha in October 1983.

Won 197 of 216 home games (197-17-2) at home since a 1980 season-opening 10-0 loss to Northern Michigan.

Appeared in six straight NCAA playoffs from 1981 to 1986 and 15 during a 23-year period including fi nishing second nationally in 1981 and 1984, making the semifi nals in 1982 and 2000, and winning the NCAA title in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988 and 1990.

HONOR AWARD(HALL OF FAME)

Eugene Fitzgerald

1968

A. GlennHill

1967

B.C. “Chuck” Bentson

1968

Dr. Erwin E. “Erv” Kaiser

1970

Dr. Ade Sponberg

1984

Dr. FredWalsh1976

Dr. L.D. Loftsgard

1979

OrvEidem1980

BurtBrandrud

1982

Dr. DenisIsrow1988

EdKolpack

1990

Dr. JimOzbun1995

JeffSchwartz

1998

George A.Ellis1998

Dr. AllanFischer

1999

The North Central Conference Honor Award was initiated in 1967 to honor individuals who have made major and signifi cant contributions to the conference and to its member schools over a period of 10 years or more. Commonly called the Hall of Fame, fi fteen of the honorees are identifi ed with North Dakota State University athletics. Former NDSU assistant football coach and Bison athletic director Dr. Richard Koppenhaver, a 1974 honoree not listed here, was also NCC commissioner and AD at Minnesota State-Mankato.

Year Record Place 1922 1-2-0 5th 1923 1-3-0 7th 1924 3-3-0 4th 1925 4-0-2 1st (T) 1926 2-3-0 6th 1927 1-3-0 5th 1928 2-3-0 3rd 1929 1-2-2 3rd 1930 3-1-0 2nd 1931 2-2-0 2nd (T) 1932 4-0-0 1st 1933 2-1-1 2nd 1934 2-1-1 2nd (T) 1935 4-0-1 1st 1936 2-2-0 3rd 1937 2-2-0 2nd (T) 1938 3-1-0 2nd (T) 1939 0-5-0 7th 1940 0-5-0 7th 1941 2-4-0 4th 1942 2-3-0 5th (T) 1946 4-1-0 2nd 1947 0-5-0 6th 1948 2-4-0 4th (T) 1949 0-6-0 7th 1950 0-6-0 7th 1951 1-4-1 6th 1952 4-2-0 2nd 1953 2-4-0 4th (T) 1954 1-4-1 6th 1955 0-6-0 7th 1956 3-3-0 4th (T) 1957 0-5-0 7th1958 2-4-0 6th1959 3-2-1 2nd (T)1960 2-3-1 2nd (T)1961 1-5-0 6th1962 0-6-0 7th1963 3-3-0 4th1964 5-1-0 1st (T)1965 6-0-0 1st1966 5-1-0 1st (T)1967 6-0-0 1st1968 6-0-0 1st1969 6-0-0 1st1970 6-0-0 1st1971 4-2-0 2nd (T)1972 6-1-0 1st (T)1973 6-1-0 1st (T)1974 5-2-0 1st (T)1975 1-6-0 7th (T)1976 6-0-0 1st1977 6-0-1 1st1978 3-3-0 3rd (T)1979 4-2-0 2nd (T)1980 5-2-0 2nd (T)1981 7-0-0 1st1982 7-0-0 1st1983 8-1-0 1st (T)1984 8-1-0 1st (T)1985 7-1-1 1st1986 9-0-0 1st1987 6-3-0 2nd (T)1988 9-0-0 1st1989 6-2-1 2nd (T)1990 9-0-0 1st1991 7-1-0 1st1992 8-1-0 1st1993 6-3-0 3rd (T)1994 7-2-0 1st (T)1995 7-2-0 2nd (T)1996 5-4-0 5th1997 7-2-0 2nd (T)1998 6-3-0 4th1999 7-2-0 3rd2000 8-1-0 2nd2001 5-3-0 3rd2002 1-7-0 9th2003 5-2-0 2nd (T)

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