1985: The Oral History of the Most Resilient Bison Football National Championship Team. [1] The 1985 team was led by coach Earle Solomonson. 2023 NCAA | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. C. 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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. Chad Stark Honestly, I cant remember truthfully where I heard it. 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. Certainly, on the defensive side, giving up 38 points wasnt a proud moment in the year. I still remember the day, Ade Sponberg (athletic director) called and said, Earle do you want to go to the playoffs? I said, No, Im going out recruiting. Im the one jumping up and down with one arm in the air just going nuts. Tracy I remember it was probably Monday or Tuesday of the week after the last game, Earle called us together for a meeting. Receiving--Kretchman (NDSU) 2-22; Parr (USD) 2-17; Southwick (USD) 1-30; Stark (NDSU) 1-14. We felt the last few games of the season were closer to what we really were compared to the first four. 1971-Bill Demaray, North Dakota State. It was more of a loss than a win for sure, especially at home. You dont want to fix something that isnt broken. Passing--Jones (USD) 5-8-0, 65 yds. Everybody drove back. And Im thinking this is some kind of joke. He was named the game's most outstanding player for a second straight year. I really think I heard it on the radio. 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 roster, scoring and goaltender statistics for the 1986-87 U. of North Dakota playing in the WCHA. Kolpack I hate to admit it, but I thought he was down. There were several Bison boosters, especially friends of his who were pushing him for that job as well. Otherwise, I do remember they drove down the field and they were on the two or three-yard line. I was also curious to see anything on other kids from the St. Find the COLLEGE-FOOTBALL North Dakota State Bison player roster for this season on FOX Sports. Three of No. But he had turned that team into an NAIA powerhouse. Wentz was named most outstanding player after completing 15-of-22 passes and recording two touchdowns. Their offense did a pretty good job on our defense, too; we had some injuries on the defensive line. It was a low point for us because at the time, it just didnt do anything for us. 1975-Dick Koob, South Dakota State. Typically, if theyre eliminating that then Benny should be able to get outside, but they were making sure the edge was contained too. 1985 Division II Playoffs Semifinals: December 7, 1985 @South Dakota, 16-7 Won, 10-2-1 (7-1-1). Jensen put the Bison in front for good with a 1-yard score midway through the third quarter. Murray Rocky came over to take over the defense. Solomonson I remember it was probably the greatest play that Ive ever seen. "That was the last time I'll put on a Bison jersey but man, it's been a fun ride.". The Bison defeated the North Alabama Lions 357 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's second NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]. Then, the tide shifted with a potentially crippling off the field distraction. Murray just made a great play and knocked the ball out of his hands. WALTER PAYTON AWARD: Complete history of the FCS top offensive honor. I know we all thought their defensive line play was pretty strong, no doubt about it. Murray Once we beat USD, I dont think there was a team in the nation that couldve beat us in the championship game. March 25, 1985 Don Morton Abruptly Takes Job At Tulsa. II playoff", "Final 1983 Cumulative Football Statistics Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1983_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team&oldid=1132286252, 1983 North Central Conference football season, North Dakota State Bison football seasons, North Central Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using CFB schedule with an unlinked gamename, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 04:26. The 1985 team came off an 11-2 record from the previous season. I slightly separated in the preseason in a practice against Moorhead State. September 21, 1985 Minnesota State-Mankato, 35-16 Won, 2-1 (1-0), September 28, 1985 @South Dakota, 14-38 Loss, 2-2 (1-1). I dont know if I can elevate one over the other. Kolpack From a media perspective, I dont think anybody still believed that USD was better than the Bison. Total Offense 253 360 1974-Gary Keck, Si Tanka-Huron. They did a lot of stuff that threw us off and we werent consistent. DeBates I remember it perfectly. It was an unbelievable football play. "They can go wherever they want.". But again, I think it was USDs Super Bowl. Bentrim Brian played and then got hurt and Barta came in and certainly we werent a fine-tuned machine, I guess. You guys hung in there hard. And they went home. Stark We had a night game, so we knew going into that game that if we win, were in first place (in the NCC) and we had a smash mouth game. Kolpack The Pitch, I think everybody remembers that. We scored the winning touchdown in the last second of that game and the film verified that our player caught the ball in the end zone. Kolpack The NCC (North Central Conference), it was a pretty good year for the NCC. Im not going to waste any time. This season will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the wildest seasons in North Dakota State University football history. Everybody felt that we had a really good football team and I think that there were a lot of internal questions that people didnt ask, we just got back to work. Indiv Season Records; Team Season Records Individual Season Records : RUSHING. Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: Twitter Baseball: Instagram Baseball: Schedule Baseball: Roster Baseball: News Basketball Basketball: Facebook Basketball: Twitter Basketball: Instagram Basketball: Schedule Basketball: Roster Basketball: News Cross Country Cross Country: Facebook Cross Country . They all had different styles on how to motivate and hold players accountable to execution. I was piled on, I remember my back crank and Im thinking I could barely move because there were a couple guys on me, but I heard a cheer. It had to be a combo. One of the losses was to South Dakota, which was ranked number one. I think we were on our third string quarterback. "One thing we talk about all the time is leaving a legacy,"Klieman said after the game, according to the AP. Updated college football stats can always be found here. In 11 seasons as the Bison's head coach, Bohl won 104 games, highlighted by those three consecutive national titles. I think thats what ultimately (not seeing the veer often) the coaches were just dumbfounded by and you know what, if you dont see it you cant really prepare for it. Stark We knew they were good. 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. Theres no way we would have made the playoffs with that extra loss. October 26, 1985 Morningside, 18-18 Tie, 5-2-1 (4-1-1), Solomonson Were down by a touchdown later in the ball game and we called a play for Chad Stark who was going to run an option cut play and Barta was going to hand it off to him. stunned the reigning national champs, 2023 NC skiing championship selections announced. Greg Menard (2014-16; 2018): 33.5 4. The team finished the regular season with an 821 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. I remember trying to throw passes and I was throwing side arm. I didnt even see him pitch the ball when I was watching it live. 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. They were the doormats forever. 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). Paul Murray I think everybody has different emotions when youre recruited by someone, and you make an investment as a young person. The guy from Cal-Davis was on the line with us and he said, Just so you understand, you guys do not deserve to be in the playoffs. I cant even remember his name, but that was something that was shared with our players and of course, we go to Cal Davis to play them, and we went out and played our best game of the season. Enter your information to receive emails about offers, promotions from NCAA.com and our partners. You have to figure when youre ranked 18, youre going nowhere at all. Inside techniques and those type of things that screwed up Bennys reads and then defensive ends coming hard in so we had a tough time as backs getting the outside shoulder, so Bentrim could get the edge. The 2019 season marked a changing of the guard for North Dakota State with first-year head coach Matt Entz and redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance. North Dakota State's first national championship run came inits second FCS playoff appearance, as the Bison earned the No. By the time we got back to the playoffs, Mike was a much better player and certainly could hold his own against that all-conference nose tackle that they had. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Head coach Chan Gailey led the Trojans to an 18-17 victory over the Bison when kickerTed Clem boomed a 50-yard field goal that safety Todd DeBates remembers watching sail over his head as the clock struck double-zero and the Bison were denied a second consecutive Divison II championship. 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. I think most people thought that the backups were capable and you still had Stark and Molstre. Cloud. 1986 North Dakota State Bison football team, 1986 North Dakota State Bison footballNCAA Division II national champions, 1986 North Central Conference football standings, "North Dakota St Bison College Football Scores, Schedules, and Analytics", "Hobo Day ambush: N.D. State tames Jacks 49-7", "Bentrim has 3-touchdown day as Bison trample UNO 25-3", "Bison clinch share of title with 25-0 win", "North Dakota State Wallops Ashland 50-0", "Central State's bid for title falls short", "North Dakota State routs South Dakota for crown", "Final 1986 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1986_North_Dakota_State_Bison_football_team&oldid=1132286330, 1986 North Central Conference football season, North Dakota State Bison football seasons, North Central Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using CFB schedule with an unlinked gamename, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 8 January 2023, at 04:27. Looking at the scores before and after that its 63-0. The 1986 team came off an 1121 record from the previous season. The Bison played their home games at Dacotah Field in Fargo, North Dakota. We were playing such a basic defense; it wasnt too hard for Cal Poly to do really anything they wanted to do with us. Cloud Club. 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. Bentrim Its hard to remember a lot of the details of the game, but I think we changed a couple blocking schemes and we might have added a few new wrinkles, but I think a lot of it was we had a young center in Mike Favor. Football. This revised billboardin Florence said it all. Stark Earle, or whoever was staying out of that coaching staff, was going to be the heir apparent; there was no question. And, again, the key to the Bison success rested with quarterback Jeff Bentrim. North Dakota State surpassed Georgia Southern for most titles in FCS history with its seventh in 2018. I cant remember what station, and then I remember someone calling me from the radio station and they asked me what I thought. It was at the end of the year that people were thinking that they might be in trouble if things didnt start happening here. North Dakota State's Matt Biegler grabs a fumble during play against South Dakota State on Oct. 26, 2019. With the success that we had, there was no way youre going to bring in somebody from the outside. It was just a tough position for those guys to be in, Benny going down was definitely a blow. 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. 1 overall seed Jacksonville State. David Samson / The Forum FARGO - North Dakota State's football team has enjoyed a stretch . Penalties 3-11 3-25 The official 1986 Football Roster for the North Dakota State Bison . It was kind of out of the blue and they really manhandled us offensively and we didnt do a thing. The 1985 team came off an 112 record from the previous season. The nice thing was we knew what they were running and I think it was just a reverse option, and Murr (Murray) just got in there and their quarterback was carrying it around like a loaf of bread. I thought he was down and the next thing I see is Molstres back sprinting to the end zone. Theres a lot more talk back there than there ever was and it was really a feeling out process for the defense and them getting comfortable with it. *Won at least a share of conference championship. But watching it at that building you look down from where we were, you look at the replay and obviously hes not. 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. They got the best defense against this play. And yet Chad scored. Hats off to the side judge for not blowing the whistle there. 1985 was supposed to be the Bison's year. Bentrim I separated my shoulder in the first quarter but kept playing, iced it at halftime and kept playing. 2 overall seed in the 20-team postseason bracket. Everybody had to pull their weight and have an assignment and when its clicking, especially against teams that one guy tries to make a play and gets out of position, well gap that and touchdown. Four different NDSU rushers recorded a touchdown, paced by John Crockett (86 yards) and Ojuri (84). Hendricks also had eight tackles and a 20-yard touchdown run on a fake field goal in the first half. We stormed back and everything seemed to gel a little bit. Yds. T-3. In the third quarter, I took another hit and it separated even more. I remember like it was yesterday. 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 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 287 - Graig Gorder (287-587-17) - 1998-02, 268 - Nick Mertens (268-471-23) - 2006-09, 240 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 8693 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 8598 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 7033 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 5115 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 4757 - Kevin Feeney (304-586-24) - 1995-98, 3806 - Ryan Johnson (240-469-17) - 1997-00, 3721 - Mark Speral (225-474-22) - 1977-80, 3564 - Graig Gorder (287-587-17) - 1998-02, 3496 - Nick Mertens (268-471-23) - 2006-09, 21 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 66.3 - Tony Stauss (345-520-18) - 2003-04, 64.8 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 64.1 - Carson Wentz (392-612-14) - 2012-15, 63.5 - Steve Walker (534-841-21) - 2004-07, 62.5 - Brock Jensen (703-1124-21) - 2010-13, 61.0 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 57.5 - Chris Simdorn (115-200-9) - 1987-90, 168.6 - Arden Beachy (151-233-7) - 1990-93, 159.5 - Easton Stick (598-980-28) - 2015-18, 159.2 - 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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