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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

School University of Northern IowaFounded 1876Enrollment 12,273Nickname PanthersColors Purple and Old GoldStadium UNI-Dome Capacity 16,324Affiliation NCAAFCSConference Missouri Valley FootballPresident Dr. William RuudAthletic Director Troy DannenNCAA Faculty Rep Lisa JepsenAthletic Website www.unipanthers.comUniversity Website www.uni.edu

FOOTBALL INFORMATION

2014 Record 9-52014 MVFC Record 6-22014 MVFC Finish 3rd2014 Postseason FCS Playoffs (2nd Round)Final Rank 10

STADIUM INFORMATION

Home Facility UNI-DomeCapacity 16,324Surface TurfField Opening 1976Stadium Opening 1976

HEAD COACH AT A GLANCE

Head Coach Mark Farley (15th Season)Alma Mater UNICareer Record 120-56UNI Record 120-56MVFC Record 73-31

FOOTBALL STAFF

Bill Salmon Associate Head Coach/ RBsJoe Davis Offensive Coordinator/ QBsRick Nelson Offensive LineBen Barkema Tight Ends/Offensive TacklesJason Ray Wide ReceiversJeremiah Johnson Defensive Coordinator/ LinebackersBrandon Lynch Assistant Head Coach for Defense/Defensive BacksBryce Paup Defensive Line/ Player DevelopmentOlaitan Oguntodu SafetiesGarrett Scott Graduate AssistantD.J. Hord Director of Operations

SUPPORT STAFF

Jed Smith Strength & ConditioningNick Davis Strength & ConditioningSteve Nurse Equipment ManagerTravis Stueve Athletic Training

2015 SCHEDULE

Sep. 5 at Iowa StateSep. 12 Eastern WashingtonSep. 19 at Cal PolyOct. 3 at Illinois State*Oct. 10 at North Dakota State*Oct. 17 Western Illinois *Oct. 24 at South Dakota State*Oct. 31 South Dakota*Nov. 7 Indiana State*Nov. 14 at Missouri State*Nov. 21 Southern Illinois*

*Conference GamesHome Games In Bold

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Facts............................................................................ 1Numerical Roster ................................................................. 2Alphabetical Roster ............................................................. 4The Program ......................................................................... 6Personnel Breakdown......................................................... 7Spring Preview ..................................................................... 82015 Newcomers.................................................................. 92014 Honors........................................................................... 142014 Standouts ..................................................................... 15The Last Time ........................................................................ 172014 Statistics ....................................................................... 182014 Game Recaps............................................................... 24

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

1 Deiondre’ Hall DB 6-2 190 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS)2 Makinton Dorleant DB 5-11 185 Sr. Naples, Fla. (Maryland)3 Willie Beamon DB 5-11 170 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast HS)4 Charles Brown WR 5-10 175 Jr. Fort Meyers, Fla. (Fort Meyers)5 Darrian Miller RB 5-10 203 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Kansas)6 Ray Buchanan Jr. DB 5-11 180 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Arkansas)8 Clint Heaven LB 6-0 233 So. Bradenton, Fla. (North Carolina)9 BryceAnderson LB 6-2 210 RFr. Southfield,Mich.(GroveHS)10 Daurice Fountain WR 6-3 190 So. Madison, Wis. (James Madison Memorial HS)14 Eli Dunne QB 6-4 210 RFr. Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell HS)15 Justin Black QB 6-2 210 Jr. Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier HS)16 Logan Cunningham WR 5-11 180 Jr. Arcadia, Ind. (Hamilton Heights HS)17 Sawyer Kollmorgen QB 6-2 215 Sr. Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS)20 RashadeemGray WR 5-10 170 So. WhitefishBay,Wis.(WhitefishBayHS)21 Joe Feldpausch DB 6-1 200 RSr. DeWitt, Iowa (Iowa Central)22 Damon Hendrix DB 6-1 215 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College)23 A.J. Allen LB 6-2 200 RFr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee HS)24 Tim Kilfoy DB 6-1 191 Sr. Davenport, Iowa (Assumption HS)24 Marcus Weymiller RB 5-11 185 RFr. Waukon, Iowa (Waukon HS)25 Tavaughn Blair DB 5-10 175 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins)25 Justise Keith RB 5-11 195 RFr. Columbia, Mo. (David H. Hickman HS)26 Rickey Neal DB 6-3 205 RFr. Racine, Wis. (Horlick HS)27 Edwin Young DB 5-11 170 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis University HS)28 Xavier James WR 6-2 175 So. Des Moines, Iowa (East HS)29 Jamison Whiting DB 6-3 170 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)30 D’Shawn Dexter LB 5-11 200 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Iowa Central)30 Duncan Ferch RB 6-2 215 RFr. State Center, Iowa (West Marshall HS)32 Tyvis Smith RB 6-3 210 Jr. Davenport, Iowa (Central HS)33 Barkley Hill RB 6-0 215 Jr. Denver, Iowa (Iowa)34 J’Veyon Browning RB 5-9 182 So. Kansas City, Kan. (F.L. Schlagle HS)35 Jared Farley LB 6-1 215 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)36 Jordan Webb DB 6-0 195 Sr. Burlington, Iowa (Burlington HS)38 Elias Nissen TE 6-6 210 RFr. Springville, Iowa (Springville HS)39 Billy Williams TE 6-3 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS)40 Michael Schmadeke PK 5-10 165 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus HS)41 Blake Thomas LB 6-2 200 RFr. Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West HS)42 GriffinGaeta DL 6-6 215 Jr. Muscatine,Iowa(Muscatine)45 Shawn Rush FB 6-1 210 Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS)47 Ronelle McNeil DL 6-3 253 RSr. St. Louis, Mo. (Iowa Central)48 Wyatt Peiffer DL 6-5 250 Sr. Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)49 Brett McMakin LB 6-4 215 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)50 Matt Easley PK 5-11 190 Jr. Newton, Iowa (Newton HS)52 Jacob Appleman OL 6-6 314 RFr. Rock Island, Ill. (Alleman HS)54 Markus Goff LB 6-2 210 So. Monona, Wis. (Monona Grove HS)56 De’Angelo Jennings LB 6-2 215 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)58 Seth Snitker DL 6-3 230 RFr. Waukon, Iowa (Waukon HS)59 Blake Willson LB 6-4 225 Sr. Shell Rock, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock HS)60 Lee Carhart OL 6-4 280 So. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep HS)68 Hayden Shea OL 6-4 300 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)69 Trevor Hanson OL 6-6 290 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley HS)

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NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

72 Robert Rathje OL 6-3 292 Jr. Van Horne, Iowa (Benton Community HS)73 Justin Putney OL 6-6 325 Jr. Forest City, Iowa (Forest City HS)74 Trevor Jorgenson OL 6-7 290 Sr. La Crosse, Wis. (Minnesota State-Moorhead)76 Tyler Putney OL 6-7 275 RFr. Forest City, Iowa (Forest City HS)78 Bryce Sweeney OL 6-7 315 So. Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan HS)82 Jacob Rathmacher OL 6-4 272 Sr. Story City, Iowa (Roland-Story HS)84 Cody McCoy WR 6-1 200 Jr. Altoona, Iowa (Southeast Polk HS)85 Braden Lehman TE 6-7 245 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa (Regina)86 Trent Simpson LS 6-0 215 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa (Ellsworth CC)87 SamRohr TE 6-3 219 Sr. Brookfield,Wis.(CentralHS)88 Adam Reth DL 6-5 230 So. Manchester, Iowa (Manchester-West Delaware HS)90 Logan Bieghler P 6-0 180 Sr. Altoona, Iowa (Southeast Polk HS)91 Ezra Szczyrbak DL 6-5 250 RFr. Moose Lake, Minn. (Moose Lake HS)92 Michael Kuntz P 6-1 170 RFr. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)93 Karter Schult DL 6-2 240 Jr. Tripoli, Iowa (Tripoli HS)94 Isaac Ales DL 6-3 260 Sr. Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine HS)95 Devin Daily DL 6-6 225 So. Le Claire, Iowa (Pleasant Valley HS)96 Preston Woods DL 6-2 285 So. South St. Paul, Minn. (South St. Paul HS)97 Zach Skibinski DL 6-4 250 So. Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan HS)99 Sam Kuhter P 6-0 185 So. Toledo, Iowa (South Tama HS)

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

94 Isaac Ales DL 6-3 260 Sr. Muscatine, Iowa (Muscatine HS)23 A.J. Allen LB 6-2 200 RFr. Waukee, Iowa (Waukee HS)9 BryceAnderson LB 6-2 210 RFr. Southfield,Mich.(GroveHS)52 Jacob Appleman OL 6-6 314 RFr. Rock Island, Ill. (Alleman HS)3 Willie Beamon DB 5-11 170 RFr. Lincoln, Neb. (Southeast HS)90 Logan Bieghler P 6-0 180 Sr. Altoona, Iowa (Southeast Polk HS)15 Justin Black QB 6-2 210 Jr. Naples, Fla. (Barron Collier HS)25 Tavaughn Blair DB 5-10 175 Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins)4 Charles Brown WR 5-10 175 Jr. Fort Meyers, Fla. (Fort Meyers)34 J’Veyon Browning RB 5-9 182 So. Kansas City, Kan. (F.L. Schlagle HS)6 Ray Buchanan Jr. DB 5-11 180 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. (Arkansas)60 Lee Carhart OL 6-4 280 So. Omaha, Neb. (Creighton Prep HS)16 Logan Cunningham WR 5-11 180 Jr. Arcadia, Ind. (Hamilton Heights HS)95 Devin Daily DL 6-6 225 So. Le Claire, Iowa (Pleasant Valley HS) Dalton Demos QB 6-6 210 So. St. Louis, Mo. (Hutchinson CC)30 D’Shawn Dexter LB 5-11 200 Jr. Orlando, Fla. (Iowa Central)2 Makinton Dorleant DB 5-11 185 Sr. Naples, Fla. (Maryland)14 Eli Dunne QB 6-4 210 RFr. Grinnell, Iowa (Grinnell HS)50 Matt Easley PK 5-11 190 Jr. Newton, Iowa (Newton HS)35 Jared Farley LB 6-1 215 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)21 Joe Feldpausch DB 6-1 200 RSr. DeWitt, Iowa (Iowa Central)30 Duncan Ferch RB 6-2 215 RFr. State Center, Iowa (West Marshall HS)10 Daurice Fountain WR 6-3 190 So. Madison, Wis. (James Madison Memorial HS)42 GriffinGaeta DL 6-6 215 Jr. Muscatine,Iowa(Muscatine)54 Markus Goff LB 6-2 210 So. Monona, Wis. (Monona Grove HS)20 RashadeemGray WR 5-10 170 So. WhitefishBay,Wis.(WhitefishBayHS)1 Deiondre’ Hall DB 6-2 190 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs HS)69 Trevor Hanson OL 6-6 290 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Valley HS)8 Clint Heaven LB 6-0 233 So. Bradenton, Fla. (North Carolina)22 Damon Hendrix DB 6-1 215 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Phoenix College)33 Barkley Hill RB 6-0 215 Jr. Denver, Iowa (Iowa) Savon Huggins RB 5-11 203 Sr. Jackson, N.J. (Rutgers)28 Xavier James WR 6-2 175 So. Des Moines, Iowa (East HS)56 De’Angelo Jennings LB 6-2 215 Sr. Tulsa, Okla. (Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)74 Trevor Jorgenson OL 6-7 290 Sr. La Crosse, Wis. (Minnesota State-Moorhead)25 Justise Keith RB 5-11 195 RFr. Columbia, Mo. (David H. Hickman HS)24 Tim Kilfoy DB 6-1 191 Sr. Davenport, Iowa (Assumption HS)17 Sawyer Kollmorgen QB 6-2 215 Sr. Jenks, Okla. (Jenks HS)99 Sam Kuhter P 6-0 185 So. Toledo, Iowa (South Tama HS)92 Michael Kuntz P 6-1 170 RFr. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)85 Braden Lehman TE 6-7 245 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa (Regina)84 Cody McCoy WR 6-1 200 Jr. Altoona, Iowa (Southeast Polk HS)49 Brett McMakin LB 6-4 215 Jr. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)47 Ronelle McNeil DL 6-3 253 RSr. St. Louis, Mo. (Iowa Central)5 Darrian Miller RB 5-10 203 Sr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Kansas) Brandon Napoleon DB 5-11 185 Jr. Rahway, N.J. (West Virginia)26 Rickey Neal DB 6-3 205 RFr. Racine, Wis. (Horlick HS)38 Elias Nissen TE 6-6 210 RFr. Springville, Iowa (Springville HS)48 Wyatt Peiffer DL 6-5 250 Sr. Chaska, Minn. (Chaska HS)73 Justin Putney OL 6-6 325 Jr. Forest City, Iowa (Forest City HS)

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

76 Tyler Putney OL 6-7 275 RFr. Forest City, Iowa (Forest City HS)72 Robert Rathje OL 6-3 292 Jr. Van Horne, Iowa (Benton Community HS)82 Jacob Rathmacher OL 6-4 272 Sr. Story City, Iowa (Roland-Story HS)88 Adam Reth DL 6-5 230 So. Manchester, Iowa (Manchester-West Delaware HS) Byron Rich Jr. OL 6-4 305 So. Mobile, Ala. (Fort Scott CC)87 SamRohr TE 6-3 219 Sr. Brookfield,Wis.(CentralHS)45 Shawn Rush FB 6-1 210 Sr. Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS) Chris Schleuger OL 6-3 285 So. Wesley, Iowa (Iowa Western)40 Michael Schmadeke PK 5-10 165 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa (Columbus HS)93 Karter Schult DL 6-2 240 Jr. Tripoli, Iowa (Tripoli HS)68 Hayden Shea OL 6-4 300 So. Cedar Falls, Iowa (Cedar Falls HS)86 Trent Simpson LS 6-0 215 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa (Ellsworth CC) DJ Singleton DB 6-3 205 Jr. Union, N.J. (Nebraska)97 Zach Skibinski DL 6-4 250 So. Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan HS)32 Tyvis Smith RB 6-3 210 Jr. Davenport, Iowa (Central HS)58 Seth Snitker DL 6-3 230 RFr. Waukon, Iowa (Waukon HS)78 Bryce Sweeney OL 6-7 315 So. Sioux City, Iowa (Bishop Heelan HS)91 Ezra Szczyrbak DL 6-5 250 RFr. Moose Lake, Minn. (Moose Lake HS)41 Blake Thomas LB 6-2 200 RFr. Waterloo, Iowa (Waterloo West HS)36 Jordan Webb DB 6-0 195 Sr. Burlington, Iowa (Burlington HS)24 Marcus Weymiller RB 5-11 185 RFr. Waukon, Iowa (Waukon HS)29 Jamison Whiting DB 6-3 170 Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Washburn HS)39 Billy Williams TE 6-3 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn. (Farragut HS)59 Blake Willson LB 6-4 225 Sr. Shell Rock, Iowa (Waverly-Shell Rock HS)96 Preston Woods DL 6-2 285 So. South St. Paul, Minn. (South St. Paul HS)27 Edwin Young DB 5-11 170 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. (Saint Louis University HS)

Head Coach: Mark Farley (15th Season)Assistant Coaches: Bill Salmon (Associate Head Coach/RBs), Joe Davis (Offensive Coordinator/QBs), Rick Nelson (OL), Jason Ray (WRs), Ben Barkema (TEs/Off. Tackles), Bryce Paup (DL/Player Development), Jeremiah Johnson (Defensive Coordinator/LBs), Brandon Lynch (Assistant Head Coach for Defense/DBs), Olaitan Oguntodu (Safeties)Director of Football Operations: D.J. HordGraduate Assistant: Garrett ScottAthletic Trainer: Travis StueveEquipment Manager: Steve NurseStrength & Conditioning: Jed Smith, Nick Davis

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THE PROGRAM

In the PollsUNIhasfinishedtheyearintheTop25in11ofthelast14seasons,andthePanthershavetakenhomeatop-fiverankinginsevenofthelast14seasons.UNIfinishedthe2014seasonrankedNo.10inboththeFCSCoaches and Sports Network polls.

ConsistencyUNI tied the MVFC record for most consecutive weeks ranked in the Top 25 at 99 during the 2012 season.

In Good CompanyUNI, Appalachian State and Montana are the only Division I FCS schools thathavefinishedtheseasonrankedinthetop-fiveseventimessince2001.

Around the CountryOnlyfiveDivisionIfootballprogramsinthenation(FBSandFCS)havebeenrankedinthetop-fiveofthefinalpollsatleastseventimessince2001 - USC, Ohio State, Appalachian State, Montana and UNI.

Home Sweet HomeUNI is 42-10 inside the UNI-Dome since 2007 (.800 winning percentage). The Panthers are also 37-7 inside the UNI-Dome during regular season play since 2007 (.842 winning percentage).

Top of the LeagueUNIhashad41student-athletesnamedtotheMVFCAll-Conferencefirst-team since 2007, counting as the most in the league.

At the HelmIn Missouri Valley Football Conference play, head coach Mark Farley has guided the Panthers to a record of 73-31 for an impressive .701 winning percentage in league play. Farley is the MVFC’s all-time coaching wins leader with 73 league victories.

UNI BY THE NUMBERS

------> 17 Appearances in FCS Playoffs

------> 7TripstoFCSSemifinals

------> 2005 FCS National Championship Game Appearance

------> 7 Top-Five Rankings Since 2001

------> 16 Missouri Valley Football Conference Championships

------> 6 Seasons of 10+ Wins Since 2001

------> 196-50-1 All-Time in the UNI-Dome

------> 73 Wins over Top-25 Opponents

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RETURNING STARTERS

Offense - 5Player PositionBraden Lehman TESawyer Kollmorgen QBCharles Brown WRRobert Rathje OLTrevor Hanson OL

Defense - 6Player PositionIsaac Ales DLRonelle McNeil DLBrett McMakin LBTim Kilfoy SSMakinton Dorleant CBDeiondre’ Hall CB

Special Teams - 2Player PositionLogan Bieghler PMichael Schmadeke PK

Starters Lost - 13Player PositionBrion Carnes QBChad Owens WRKevin Vereen WRDavid Johnson RBBrett LeMaster WRJack Rummells OLRyan Bingaman OLAlex Nank OLXavier Williams DLMac O’Brien DLRay Mitchell FSJake Farley LBMax Busher LB

PERSONNELL BREAKDOWN

LETTERMEN RETURNING (38)

OFFENSE (16)

Charles Brown (WR), Logan Cunningham (WR), Daurice Fountain (WR), Trevor Hanson (OL), Barkley Hill (FB), Sawyer Kollmorgen (QB), Braden Lehman (TE), Darrian Miller (RB), Justin Putney (OL), Robert Rathje (OL), Jacob Rathmacher (OL), Sam Rohr (TE), Shawn Rush (FB), Tyvis Smith (RB), Bryce Sweeney (OL), Billy Williams (TE)

DEFENSE (20)

Isaac Ales (DL), Tavaughn Blair (DB), Ray Buchanan Jr. (DB), D’Shawn Dexter (LB), Makinton Dorleant (DB), Jared Farley (LB),GriffinGaeta(DL),Deiondre’Hall(DB),De’Angelo Jennings (LB), Tim Kilfoy (DB), Brett McMakin (LB), Ronelle McNeil (DL), Wyatt Peiffer (DL), Adam Reth (DL), Karter Schult (DL), Jordan Webb (DB), Jamison Whiting (DB), Blake Willson (LB), Preston Woods (DL), Edwin Young (DB)

SPECIALISTS (2)

Logan Bieghler (P), Michael Schmadeke (PK)

LETTERMEN LOST (19)

Ryan Bingaman (OL), Brion Carnes (QB), Kirk Harris (OL), David Johnson (RB), Brett LeMaster (WR), Isaac Lintz (WR), Alex Nank (OL), Chad Owens (WR), Will Roth (TE), Jack Rummells (OL), Kevin Vereen (WR), Evan Williams (RB), Max Busher (LB), Jake Farley (LB), Ray Mitchell (DB), Mac O’Brien (DL), Tate Omli (DB), Alex Paup (LB), Xavier Williams (DL)

2014 REDSHIRTS (15)

A.J. Allen (LB), Bryce Anderson (LB), Jacob Appleman (OL), Willie Beamon (DB), Eli Dunne (QB), Duncan Ferch (RB), Justise Keith (RB), Michael Kuntz (P), Rickey Neal (DB), Elias Nissen (TE), Tyler Putney (OL), Seth Snitker (DL), Ezra Szczyrbak (DL), Blake Thomas (LB), Marcus Weymiller (RB)

2015 TRANSFERS (6)

Dalton Demos (QB), Savon Huggins (RB), Bran-don Napoleon (DB), Byron Rich Jr. (OL), Chris Schleuger (OL), DJ Singleton (DB)

2015 NEWCOMERS(15)

Jarvis Holley (ATH), Jackson Scott-Brown (OL), Aaron Graham (RB), Taylor Otterstatter (TE), Ryan Moser (OL), Jesse Cardenas (LB), Trevor Allen (RB), Sam Drysdale (K), Hezekiah Apple-gate (DL), Philip Arendt (OL), Dewayne Collins (QB), Cal Twait (OL), Jaylin James (WR), Michael Holtzbauer (OL), Seth Thomas (DL), Jacob Adam (K)

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SPRING PREVIEW

Back In Purple and GoldThe UNI football program began spring training on March 25. The Panthers have 14 practices scheduled, ending on April 24 with the annual Spring Game. UNI returns 38 letter winners from the 2014 season to the gridiron this spring.

Save the DateUNI will host its annual Spring Game on Friday, April 24. Starting at 5 p.m., fans can enjoy a pre-game tailgate sponsored by Tyson Foods with free grub from 5-6 p.m. on the Eldon Miller Plaza. The voice of the Panthers, Gary Rima, will host his weekly show on the plaza, gaining insight into spring ball from select players and coahces. The game will kick off at 6:30 p.m.. The event is open and free to the public.

Experience on the FieldUNI returns 13 starters to the roster for 2015, combining for over 240 starts wearing the Purple and Old Gold. Out of the 13 starters, nine are seniors on the squad.

Back on the LineThe Panthers suffered some critical injuries to the defensive side of the ball during the 2014 season, losing Joe Feldpausch, Zach Skibinski and Ronelle McNeiltoseason-endinginjuries.Allthreeplayerswillreturntothefieldforthe2015 season, with both McNeil and Feldpausch being granted a redshirt senior year.

High RanksThe Panthers returned a strong core of defensive players that will look to capa-tilizeonasuccessful2014seasononthelineandinthesecondary.UNIfinishedthe 2014 season ranked in the top-15 in eight different statistical categories, including being ranked No. 2 in the FCS in sacks. UNI returns senior Isaac Ales, whofinishedtheseasonrankedfirstontheteamandinthetop-30inthecoun-try in quarterback sacks.

Key Returners Pos. Yr. 2014 StatsBraden Lehman TE SR 13 starts, 11 rec, 203 yds, 2 TDsSawyer Kollmorgen QB SR 7 starts, 111-213-5, 1,635 yds, 12 TDsCharles Brown WR JR 5 starts, 19 rec, 315 ydsRobert Rathje OL JR 14 starts at centerTrevor Hansen OL JR 14 games played, 5 startsIsaac Ales DL SR 14 starts, 55 tackles, 9.0 sacksRonelle McNeil DL R-SR 7 starts, 33 tackles, 6.0 sacksBrett McMakin LB JR 14 starts, 103 tackles, 12.5 TFL, 1 int.Tim Kilfoy SS SR 14 starts, 73 tackles, 4 int.Makinton Dorleant CB SR 14 starts, 37 tackles, 7 brupDeiondre’ Hall CB SR 14 starts, 74 tackles, 5 int., 6 brupLogan Bieghler P SR 14 starts, 90 punts, 3,708 yds, 41.2 avg.Michael Schmadeke PK SR 14 starts, 132 pts, 27 FGs, 51 PATs

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2015 NEWCOMERS

TREVOR ALLEN6-1 | 190 | RB

WAUKEE, IOWA/WAUKEE HS

HIGH SCHOOL: LetteredinfootballandtrackandfieldatWaukeeHigh School … had three consecutive seasons with 1,200 or more rushing yards … was named to the Iowa Elite All-State and Iowa All-State teams in 2014 … was also a team captain and a member of the Varsity Football Council during the 2014 season… named Offensive Player of the Year by his team three years in a row … earned Iowa All-State and Friday Night Blitz Player of the Year in 2013 … was also named to the Iowa Elite All-State and Iowa All-Stateteamsin2012…helpedhistrackandfieldteamtoastatechampionship in 2014 along with CIC4A Conference and District 4 teamtitles…isatwo-timestatemeetandDrakeRelaysqualifier…helped his 4X100 and 4X200 meter relays teams to school records … was also a member of the varsity basketball and baseball teams. PERSONAL: Son of Andre Allen and Kristina Storm … brother, AJ is a redshirt freshman on the UNI football team … father, Andre, was an All-American linebacker from 1991-94.

HEZEKIAH APPLEGATE6-3 | 259 | DL

JOHNSTON, IOWA/JOHNSTON HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Started and was the team captain for the varsity football team at Johnston High School for three years … received the Golden Hammer Award (Defensive MVP) and is a two-time win-

PHILIP ARENDT6-2 | 275 | OL

IOWA CITY, IOWA/REGINA HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-time state champion with Regina High School … named a team captain his senior year and holds the state record for consecutive wins (56) … invited to play in the Iowa ShrineBowl…selectedasaconsensusfirst-teamAll-Stateoffen-sive lineman during his junior and senior seasons … was a two-time Cedar Rapids Gazette All-Area team selection … named to the Elite All-State team by Iowa Preps in 2014 … also named to the All-District team three years in a row … also lettered in basketball, earning All-Conference in 2014. PERSONAL: Son of Jack Arendt and Erika Hegg-Arendt … has one sibling, Scotty … majoring in construction management.

JACOB ADAM5-11 | 160 | PK

IOWA CITY, IOWA/REGINA HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Regina High School as the starting kicker … was a two-time Des Moines Register Elite All-StatekickerandAll-StateClass1Afirst-teamkickeralsobeingnamedatwo-timeSportsSpotlightall-StateClass1Afirst-teamkicker…earnedINAAll-StateClass1Afirst-teamkickerin2013and2014alongwithGazette/KCRGAll-Areafirst-team…isatwo-time winner of IowaPreps.com Kicker of the Year … named the Class 1A District 6 Most Valuable Kicker in 2013 and 2014 … selectedtotheClass1ADistrictfirst-teamasajuniorandsenior…currently holds the Iowa state record for most points by a kicker in a season (105) … was a KCRG Athlete of the Week in Oct. 2013 … wasnameda2014ElitePreseasonAll-Statefirst-teamkicker.PERSONAL: Son of Jeff and Jennifer Adam … was a part of the National Honor Society … majoring in biology.

ner of the Johnston Lineman of the Year award … also earned Des MoinesRegisterAll-IowaWesternClass4A,first-teamAll-State4Aand Elite All-State in 2014 … named to the Iowa Newspaper Asso-ciationfirst-teamClass4AalongwithSportsSpotlightfirst-teamClass4A…isatwo-timeCoachesfirst-teamAll-Divisionselection… was named to the Des Moines Register second-team All-State and Iowa Preps second-team All-State in 2013 … selected to the Coaches All-Division second-team in 2012 … also lettered in track andfield,qualifyingfortheDrakeRelaysintheshotput.PERSONAL: Son of Doug and Michelle … was a member of the stu-dent council … mentors sixth and seventh graders in the communi-ty … avid member during mission trips across the country.

JESSE CARDENAS6-2 | 220 | LB

LAKEVILLE, MINN./LAKEVILLE NORTH HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Lakeville North High School under coach Brian Vossen ... was named the South Suburban Con-ference Defensive Player of the Year and South Suburban All-Con-ference … had 303 career tackles at Lakeville North, setting a new schoolrecord…finishedhisseniorseasonwith106tackles,13tackles for loss and four interceptions … was named to the Minne-sota Vikings All-State team and the Associated Press All-State team …selectedtothePioneerPressdefensivefirst-team…earnedKare11All-KetroandStarTribuneAll-Metrofirst-team…wasaMr.Footballfinalist…helpedhisteamtothefourthroundof6Aplayoffsand a 10-2 record.PERSONAL: Son of Cory and Tara … has one sibling, Jordan … majoring in social work

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2015 NEWCOMERS

DWAYNE COLLINS6-2 | 185 | QBCHICAGO, ILL./

WENDELL PHILLIPS ACAD.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football for coach Troy McAllister at Wendell Phillips Academy in Chicago … was named the 2014 Chi-cagoSunTimesPlayeroftheYear…earnedfirst-teamAll-State,All-Area, All-City and All-Conference as a senior … threw for 1,498 yards and 22 touchdowns, adding 1,979 yards on the ground and 22 rushing touchdowns in 2014 … has 4,519 career rushing yards and 4,198 yards passing with a total of 106 touchdowns … led his team toa4Astatechampionshipgame…alsoletteredintrackandfield,helping his 4X200 meter relay team to a state championship in 2014. PERSONAL: Son of La’Tonya Thomas.

DALTON DEMOS6-6 | 210 | QB

ST. LOUIS, MO./HUTCHINSON CC

PRIOR TO UNI: Played football at Hutchinson Community College from 2013-14, leading them to an 11-1 season and a conference championships in 2014 … had a 55.1 completion percentage for 1,120 yards through the air … averaged 101.8 yards per game, throwing 15 touchdowns … was ranked the No. 6 duel-threat quarterback by JCGridiron.com … also played at Coastal Carolina in 2012 was he was part of the Dean’s List. HIGH SCHOOL: Played football at Christian Brothers College High School for Scott Pingel … lettered all four years in football, two intennisandoneintrackandfield…wasafirst-teamAll-Stateselectionforquarterbackin2011…alsoearnedfirst-teamAll-Met-ro Catholic Conference … was named the Missouri Broadcasters/Writers Player of the Year and CBC Player of the Year as a senior … was named CBC’s Most Valuable Player in 2011 … was All-St. Louis Metro quarterback in 2011 … became CBC’s most winning two-year starter, leading his team to a 23-2 record … put up 4,896 yards and 54 touchdowns as a starting quarterback at CBC … helped his team to a Catholic Football League title during the 2010-11 season and a state title in 2011 … holds the school record for most passing yards …tiedtheCBCrecordinthetriplejumpintrackandfield.PERSONAL: Son of Peter and Christina … has two siblings, Gabriela and Arianna … majoring in communications.

AARON GRAHAM6-1 | 185 | RB

OAK GROVE, MO./OAK GROVE HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letter winner and three-year starter for coach Pat Richard at Oak Grove High School … ranked ninth all-time in the state of Missouri for rushing yards in a season with 2,934in2014…alsorankedfifthall-timeincareeryards,rackingup8,991 all-purpose yards … scored 96 touchdowns while playing at Oak Grove … broke the Class 3 Show-Me-Bowl rushing record and was second in rushing in classes 1-6 in Show-Me-Bowl History in 2014 … is a three-time Missouri All-State running back … earned Missouri Class 3 Offensive Player of the Year his senior season … was the recipient of the Brock Olivo Award Small Class Missouri Running Back KC Metro in 2013 and 2014 … was also named the 2014 Frank Fontana Award recipient for best overall small class player KC Metro … is a two-time All-Simone team running back and a four-time MRVC All-Conference running back … earned Aca-demic All-Conference in 2011, 2012 and 2014 … was named to the All-District team all four years of high school. PERSONAL: Son of Amanda Allen and Terry Graham.

SAM DRYSDALE6-0 | 160 | PK

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA/CEDAR RAPIDS PRAIRIE HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year starter at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School…broketheschoolrecordforlongestfieldgoalwithhis50-yarder … also played soccer for four years in high school … started on varsity as part of the state qualifying teams his freshman and sophomore seasons … earned honorable mention Mississippi Valley Conference and second-team All-Metro in 2012 … was also awarded the Best Newcomer Award. PERSONAL:Son of Steve and Amanda Drysdale … was a part of the Honor Roll for three years … majoring in computer science.

JARVIS HOLLEY6-0 | 185 | ATH

LAWERENCEVILLE, GA./IOWA CENTRAL CC

PRIOR TO UNI: PStarted a quarterback at Iowa Central under coach Kevin Wait … was selected as MVP of the 2014 Graphic Edge Bowl after Iowa Central’s 41-27 win over Rochester Tech … also attended Coffeyville Community College for a year.HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Archer High School in Law-erenceville, Ga. … started at quarterback for three years under head coach Andy Dyer … was a team captain for three years … helped lead his team to a state playoff run in just the second year of the Archer High School football program’s existence … selected as Player of the Month three different times along with numerous player of the week honors … was invited to play in the Gwinnett County All-Star Game following his senior season … also lettered in trackandfield.PERSONAL: Son of Earl and Nancy Holley.

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MICHAEL HOLTZBAUER6-4 | 285 | OLAMES, IOWA/

AMES HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Ames High School under BruceVertanen…earnedfirst-teamAcademicAll-Stateandfirst-team All-Conference as an offensive lineman his senior season … was awarded second-team All-Division and the CIML All-Academic Awardin2013…alsoletteredintrackandfield,qualifyingforthestate meet and the Drake Relays in the discus … received the Lamp of Knowledge Award his junior and senior year.PERSONAL: Son of Mike and Gina Holtzbauer … has one sibling, Matthew … was a member of the Fishing and Hunting Club.

SAVON HUGGINS5-11 | 203 | RBJACKSON, N.J./

RUTGERS

PRIOR TO UNI: Played three seasons at Rutgers, starting three games in 2013 at running back … totaled 286 yards and two touchdowns last season … named to Preseason American Athlet-ic All-Conference First Team by Athlon and Second Team by Phil Steele and SI.com ... assumed starting running back spot in spring drills ... named to American Athletic Conference All-Academic Football Team … appeared in 10 games, posting 119 carries for 410 yards and two touchdowns in 2012 … played in nine games as a truefreshmanin2011,rackingup146yardsandfivetouchdowns.HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year starter at St. Peter’s Prep for coach Rich Hansen … was a consensus No. 1 recruit in New Jersey … was rated the No. 5 player in the nation according to CBS Sports Network analyst Tom Lemming … was named to the USA Today first-teamAll-AmericateamandtheUnderArmourAll-Americateam … was selected as the Gatorade New Jersey Player of the Year … was a SuperPrep Magazine All-American … rushed for 1,891 yards on just 173 carries and 35 touchdowns as a senior … earnedStar-Ledgerfirst-teamAll-Statein2010…wassecondinthe state with 35 touchdowns as a senior … rated the No. 7 running back and the 58th best overall prospect nationally by Rivals.com … rated the No. 4 running back nationally by Scout.com and ESPN.com … selected to the Star-Ledger second-team All-State as a ju-nior … rushed for 1,544 yards and 22 touchdowns his junior season … selected to Team USA for the USA vs. World All-Star game. PERSONAL: Son of Lasaunda and Wendell Huggins … has one sibling, Sani.

JAYLIN JAMES6-4 | 175 | WR

DES MOINES, IOWA/DES MOINES EAST HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Des Moines East High School under coach Greg Schoon … started at wide receiver and defen-sive back for two years … earned All-Conference corner back as a junior and All-Conference wide receiver in 2014 … also lettered intrackandfieldandbaseball…qualifiedinthe4X100and4X200meter relays at state along with the long jump. PERSONAL: SonofCarlosandChrissyJames…wasrankedfirstinhis class with a 4.0 GPA … was a part of the Honor Roll and earned an Academic Letter all four years.

RYAN MOSER6-5 | 290 | OL

ST. OLAF, IOWA/GUTTENBURG HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football for three years for coach Chad Harbough … was named All-State second-team offensive line as a senior … earned Defensive MVP his sophomore and junior seasons …selectedtothefirst-teamAll-Stateasadefensivelinemanin2013 and second-team All-State as a sophomore … also lettered fouryearsintrackandfield,qualifyinginthestatemeetforshotputand discus his sophomore and senior years. PERSONAL: Son of Garry and Sandy Moser … was a part of the Honor Roll all four years of high school … majoring in construction management.

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BRANDON NAPOLEON5-11 | 185 | DBRAHWAY, N.J./WEST VIRGINIA

PRIOR TO UNI: Played in 10 games for West Virginia University in 2013, primarily on special teams … had solo tackles against Geor-gia State and Kansas State … recorded a fumble recovery against Texas Tech … redshirted in 2012. HIGH SCHOOL: Was a two-year starter for coach Rich Hansen … went 81-for-144 for 1,218 yards through the air and 11 touchdowns as a quarterback in 2011 … also rushed 79 times for 460 yards and two touchdowns, while also returning a kickoff … had two inter-ceptions as a defensive back … played in the 2011 U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in 2011 … was the HCIAL Red DivisionCo-PlayeroftheYearandHCIALRedDivisionfirst-teamAll-Conference in 2011 and third-team All-Conference in 2010 … selectedtothe2011All-HudsonCountyfirst-teamoffense…wasrated on 24/7.com as the No. 31 athlete in the country and on ESPN.com at the No. 55 cornerback … was also ranked No. 5 by Scout.comasthefifth-bestcornerbackontheEastcoast.PERSONAL: Son of Eugene and Tracey Napoleon … majoring in communication.

TYLER OTTERSTATTER6-6 | 240 | TE

MAYER, MINN./MAYER LUTHERAN HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Mayer Lutheran High School forcoachDeanAurich…earnedfirst-teamKare11All-Metro…had 68 catches for 881 yards and 13 touchdowns … also lettered in basketball, playing center for Mayer Lutheran all four years. PERSONAL: Son of Keith and Tami … has one sibling, Jeff … major-ing in biochemistry.

BYRON RICH JR.6-4 | 305 | OLMOBILE, ALA./FORT SCOTT CC

PRIOR TO UNI: Played football at Fort Scott Community College … wasfirst-teamAll-Conferenceatcenterandfirst-teamAll-RegionVI … was ranked No. 12 in the state of Kansas at all positions … rated a three-star recruit by Rivals and 24/7 Sports … was also rated the No. 1 junior college center in the country by 24/7 Sports.HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at McGill-Toolen in Mobile, Ala. under coach Mike Dean.PERSONAL: Son of Paula and Craig Rich … majoring in exercise science.

CHRIS SCHLEUGER6-3 | 285 | OL

WESLEY, IOWA/IOWA WESTERN CC

PRIOR TO UNI: Attended Iowa Western Community College, earning first-teamAll-Conferenceandfirst-teamAll-American…wasalsoonthewrestlingteam,earningAll-Americanandafifthplacefinish.HIGH SCHOOL: Was named the 2012 Globe Gazette All-Area Player of the Year as a running back … selected as a team captain as a senior…earnedIHSAAAll-DistrictFootball,ClassAfirst-teamAll-State running back and INA All-State Football Class A second-team in 2012 … helped his team to a District 2 Championship during his senior season … selected to the All-State, All-Area and All-Region first-teamsasajunior…alsonamedtotheIHSAAAll-DistrictFootballteamandtheINAAll-StateClassAfirst-teamin2011…awarded the IHSAA Excellence in Academic Achievement Award in 2011 … also honored with All-District fullback recognition in 2010 along with third-team All-State honors … received the West Hancock Award as the Most Outstanding Upperclassman.PERSONAL: Son of Kathy and Matt Schleuger … has one sibling, Zac.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at St. Alberts High School under coach Kevin Culjat … was the winner of the Vince Leber Spirit Award at St. Albert his senior season … was invited to participate in the Iowa Shrine Bowl … ranked 16th individually in the state on Iowa Prep Rivals … was named to the Des Moines Register All-Statesecondteam,first-teamAll-Cityandfirst-teamAll-Districtasasenior…selectedtotheAll-DistrictandAll-WesternIowafirst-team as a junior … was on the state runner-up football team as a freshman and sophomore, getting the starting nod as a sophomore in the state championship game … also lettered in track, basketball, baseball.PERSONAL: Son of Jen Brown … was a four-year member of the concert and show choir … participated in two musicals and two state-rated one-act plays … is a lector and active member at Corpus Christi Parish … received the Monsignor Kelly Circle of Excellence Award for community service.

JACKSON SCOTT-BROWN6-5 | 290 | OL

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA/ST. ALBERTS HS

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HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football at Blue Valley Southwest High School for coach Bill Lowe … was a team captain during his senior year … had 12.5 sacks, 23 tackles for loss and 87 total tackles in 2014 … also had his hand in four blocked PATs and three blocked puntsasasenior…wasnamedtotheAll-EKLfirst-team,WichitaAll-State team, the Topeka All-State team and one of Kansas Elite 100 Seniors in 2014 … was a three-time player of the week as a senior and was Max Prep’s Top-10 Sack Leader … as a junior, he was named to the All-EKL second-team and Wichita All-State sec-ond-team … selected to the Topeka All-State second-team and the National Underclassmen Defensive Player at the KCMO Camp. PERSONAL: Son of Rodney and Trish Thomas … has three siblings, Hunter, Shelbey and Dalton.

SETH THOMAS6-6 | 245 | DL

STILLWELL, KAN./BLUE VALLEY SOUTHWEST HS

CAL TWAIT6-7 | 286 | OL

MANSON, IOWA/MANSON-NW WEBSTER HS

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letter winner at Manson-North-west Webster High School under coach Jeff Anliker … was named a team captain in 2014 … selected to the 2015 Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star Football Squad … as a senior, was named to the Des MoinesRegisterAll-Statefirst-teamasanoffensivelinemanandtheINAAll-Statefirstteamin2014…alsoearnedAcademicAll-Statein2014…wasatwo-timefirst-teamAll-DistrictlinemanandAcademic All-District honoree … also earned INA second-team All-State as a defensive lineman in 2013 … was named Defensive MVP and Most Valuable Lineman as a senior … also earned Most Dedicated as a freshman, junior and senior … also lettered in basketball, track and baseball, earning Academic All-Conference in basketball and baseball. PERSONAL: Son of Kevin and Cathy Twait … has three siblings, Kristen, Kyle and Lauren … was a part of the National Honor Soci-ety, student council and FCCLA … was also the NHS Vice President.

DJ SINGLETON6-3 | 205 | DBUNION, N.J./NEBRASKA

PRIOR TO UNI: Played for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 2013-14 … redshirted during the 2013 season … also played a sea-son at Union Community College in New Jersey. HIGH SCHOOL: Was named a team captain in 2012 and earned sec-ond-team All-State and All-Metro … had 53 tackles, four sacks and 12 tackles for loss as a senior to earn second-team All-New Jersey … was chosen to play in the Semper Fi All-Star game in January of 2012 … was also selected to play in the USA Today International Bowl … he was regarded as one of the top-20 players in the state of New Jersey and one of the top-30 safety prospects by Rivals.com and 24/7 Sports … earned All-County honors as junior and senior. PERSONAL: Son of Bernadette and Dwayne Singleton … has three siblings … majoring in exercise science.

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2014 HONORS AND RECOGNITION

PRESEASON

Sports Network All-America • David Johnson, First-Team • Jack Rummells, First-Team• Xavier Williams, Second-Team

Walter Payton Award Watch List• David Johnson

MVFC Preseason All-Conference• David Johnson, First-Team• Jack Rummells, First-Team• Xavier Williams, First-Team • Makinton Dorleant, First-Team • Sawyer Kollmorgen, Honorable Mention

Team Rankings • Preseason #3 in MVFC• Preseason #9 in FCS Sports Network Poll

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

• Michael Schmadeke (9/28) - MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week, Sports Net-work National Co-Special Teams Player of the Week, CFPA National Placekicker of the Week and College Sporting News All-Stars of the Week (School record for points by a kicker in a game with 20 against Tennessee Tech)• Michael Schmadeke (10/5) - MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Scored four fieldgoalsandonePATagainstIndianaState.FourFGswasmostintheFCSthatweek)• Brett McMakin (10/12) - MVFC Defensive Player of the Week, College Sporting News All-Stars of the Week (Six tackles, including three sacks for a loss of 16 yards and first-careerinterceptionagainstSouthDakota) • Logan Bieghler (10/14) - CFPA National Punter of the Week (Seven punts for 288 yards, averaging 41.1 yards per punt. Four punts landed inside the 20-yard-line, including a game-long 48-yarder that landed on the South Dakota 6-yard-line)• Tim Kilfoy (11/2) - College Sports Madness National FCS Defensive Player of the Week, Madness Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Week and CFPA National Defensive Back of the Week (Career-high 10 tackles and two interceptions, one for a touchdown against Illinois State) • David Johnson (11/2) - MVFC Offensive Player of the Week, Sports Network National Offensive Player of the Week and CFPA National Kickoff Returner of the Week (129 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowsn and one 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Illinois State)• Jack Rummells (11/3) - MVFC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Graded out at a 90 percent against Illinois State, allowing only four tackles for loss)• Xavier Williams (11/9) - MVFC Defensive Player of the Week (Finished with seven tackles and a sack, holding NDSU to just 43 rushing yards)• Michael Schmadeke (11/9) - MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Scored 11 of UNI’s23pointsagainstNDSU,grabbingthreefieldgoalsandtwoPATs)• David Johnson (11/25) - CFPA National Running Back of the Week (Career-high 205 rushing yards and three touchdowns against Missouri State)

ALL-MVFC

David Johnson, First Team; Jack Rummells, First Team; Michael Schmadeke, First Team; Xavier Williams, First Team; Jake Farley, First Team; Tim Kilfoy, First Team; Isaac Ales, Second Team; Brett McMakin, Second Team; Deiondre’ Hall, Second Team; Chad Owens, Second Team; Mac O’Brien, Honorable Mention; Ryan Bingman, Honorable Mention; Makinton Dorleant, Honorable Mention

ALL-AMERICA/MISC. AWARDS

Michael Schmadeke• Fred Mitchell Award Finalist; CSM All-America Third Team; AFCA All-America First Team; Walter Camp All-America First Team; AP All-America First Team; FCS ADA All-America First Team; BSN All-America First Team; Sports Network All-America Sec-ond Team; College Sporting News All-America First Team; CFPA National Placekicker of the Year Award

David Johnson• AP All-America Third Team; BSN All-America Second Team; Sports Network All-America First Team; CFPA National All-Purpose Performer of the Year; College Sporting News All-America First Team; Walter Payton Award Finalist; Reese’s Senior Bowl Invite; NFL Combine Invite

Jack Rummells • CSM All-America Second Team; Walter Camp All-America First Team; AP All-America First Team; BSN All-America Second Team; Sports Network All-America Second Team; College Sporting News All-America First Team; MVC Leadership & Service Award

Xavier Williams • AP All-America Third Team; BSN All-America Second Team; Sports Network All-America Second Team; College Sporting News All-America First Team; East-West Shrine Bowl Invite; Buck Buchanan Award Finalist

Jake Farley• BSN All-America Second Team

Deiondre’ Hall • BSN All-America Third Team

ACADEMICS

MVFC Scholar-Athlete• Jake Farley, First Team; David Johnson, First Team; Isaac Ales, Second Team; Max Busher, Second Team; Jack Rummells, Second Team; Jacob Rathmacher, Honorable Mention

FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team•JakeFarley,Oneof10finalistsforapost-graduatescholarship

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2014 STANDOUTS

UNI in the Playoffs: UNI has made 17 NCAA FCS playoff ap-pearancesand has won 20 playoff games. UNI has won at least one play-off game in 13 of its 17 playoff appearances, including a playoff win in nine of its last 10 appearances. UNI also currently holds a 16-5 postseason record in the UNI-Dome.

Playoff Wins at HomeDec. 7, 1985 ............... vs. Eastern Washington ............W, 17-14Nov. 28, 1987 ............. vs. Youngstown State ................W, 31-28Dec. 5, 1987 ............... vs. Arkansas State .....................W, 49-28Nov. 30, 1991 ............. vs. Weber State ..........................W, 38-21Nov. 28, 1992 ............. vs. Eastern Washington ............W, 17-14Dec. 5, 1992 ............... vs. McNeese State .....................W, 29-7Nov. 30, 1996 ............. vs. Eastern Illinois ......................W, 21-14Dec. 7, 1996 ............... vs. William & Mary .....................W, 38-35Dec. 8, 2001 ............... vs. Maine .....................................W, 56-28Nov. 29, 2003 ............. vs. Montana State ......................W, 35-14Nov. 26, 2005 ............. vs. Eastern Washington ............W, 41-38Nov. 24, 2007 ............. vs. New Hampshire ....................W, 38-35Nov. 29, 2008 ............. vs. Maine .....................................W, 40-15Dec. 6, 2008 ............... vs. New Hampshire ....................W, 36-34Dec. 3, 2011 ............... vs. Wofford ..................................W, 28-21Nov. 29, 2014 ............. vs. Stephen F. Austin ..................W, 44-10

In the Margin: UNI’s 44-10 win against SFA (11/29) is the largest margin of victory in the Panthers’ playoff history. The second largestwasa56-28winoverMaineinaquarterfinalgamein2001.

Showing Up: UNI’s defense forced at least one turnover in 13 of the 14 games this season, whether it be a forced fumble or an interception. The Panthers had at least one interception in eight consecutive games prior to the game against Missouri State(11/22).ThePanthersfinishedwithaforcedfumble(IsaacAles) and an interception (Deiondre’ Hall) against Stephen F. Austin (11/29).

Auto-Schmadic: Junior placekicker Michael Schmadeke as-serted himself as one of the strongest kickers in the MVFC and theFCSin2014duringhisfirststartingrole.Heledtheteaminpointswithaschool-record132from27-of-29onfieldgoalsand51-of-53onPATs.HefinishedtheseasonleadingallFCSkickersin points and was just two points shy of leading all Division I kickers (FCS and FBS), trailing only Jaden Oberkrom of TCU with 135 points.

Special Team: UNI’s defense and special teams excelled during the 2014 season, scoring 177 of UNI’s 452 total points. Michael Schmadekewent27-of-29fromfieldgoalrangeand51-of-53on PATs. UNI’s defense scored four touchdowns, while special teams play added a blocked punt for a touchdown and a kickoff return for a touchdown in 2014.

Red-Zone: UNIfinishedtheseasonrankedfirstintheMVFCand the FCS in red zone statistics. The Panthers scored 48 out of the 49 times that they were in the red zone for a 98 percent success rate and 29 touchdowns.

Down Goes No. 1: The Panthers ended NDSU’s 33-game win-ning streak Saturday in front of 14,777 in the UNI-Dome (11/8).ItwasNDSU’sfirstlosssince2012whentheyweredefeatedby the Indiana State Sycamores. UNI now has three wins overNo. 1 ranked opponents. UNI also beat No. 1 New Hampshire24-21 in 2005 and No. 1 Youngstown State 35-32 in 1997. ThePanthers’ 23-3 win over the North Dakota State Bison was itssecond consecutive win over a top-10 ranked opponent and73rd win over a top-25 opponent overall.

Record Breaking: UNI broke 26 school records during the 2014 season, with 15 records coming at the hands of running back David Johnson.

Individual Season Records (2014)Rushing Yards David Johnson 1,553Rushing TDs David Johnson 17 (tied 1st)Rushing Yds/Game David Johnson 117.4All-Purpose David Johnson 2,527All-Purpose/Game David Johnson 180.5Total TDs David Johnson 20FGs Made Michael Schmadeke 27 (tied 1st)Punt Yards Logan Bieghler 3,708Punt Attempts Logan Bieghler 90Avg Yards/Kick Return David Johnson 36.50Interception Return TDs Ray Mitchell 2 (2013) Tim Kilfoy 2 (2014)

Individual Career RecordsRushing Yards David Johnson 4,687Rushing TDs David Johnson 49Rushing Yds/Game David Johnson 95.7All-Purpose David Johnson 6,859All-Purpose/Game David Johnson 140.0Total Points Scored David Johnson 384Total TDs David Johnson 64Blocked Kicks Xavier Williams 7 (tied 1st)

Team Season Records (2014)Tackles for Loss 119.0Yards from TFL 495

Individual Game Records TDs Scored in a Game David Johnson 4 (tied 1st) vs. Stephen F. AustinPoints Scored by Kicker Michael Schmadeke 20 vs. Tennessee TechMost Punts in a Game Logan Bieghler 13 vs. Hawai’iField Goals Made Michael Schmadeke 4 (tied 1st) vs. Tennessee TechLargest Playoff Win UNI’s 44-10 win over SFA

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2014 UNI RESULTS

Date Opponent Result8/30 at Iowa L, 31-239/13 at Hawai’i L, 27-249/20 Northern Colorado W, 46-79/27 Tennessee Tech W, 50-710/4 at #25 Indiana State* L, 20-1910/11 at South Dakota* W, 27-1610/18 #16 South Dakota State* L, 31-2810/25 at Western Illinois* W, 27-1311/1 #6 Illinois State* W, 42-2811/8 #1 North Dakota State* W, 23-311/15 at #22 Southern Illinois* W, 40-2111/22 Missouri State* W, 38-2411/29 Stephen F. Austin& W, 44-1012/6 at #7 Illinois State& L, 41-21

* Notes MVFC Regular Season& FCS Playoffs

2014 FINAL MVFC STANDINGS

Team MVFC OverallNorth Dakota State 7-1 15-1Illinois State 7-1 13-2UNI 6-2 9-5South Dakota State 5-3 9-5Indiana State 4-4 8-6Youngstown State 4-4 7-5Southern Illinois 3-5 6-6Western Illinois 3-5 5-7Missouri State 1-7 4-8South Dakota 0-8 2-10

2014 STANDOUTS

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 31 David Johson (vs. Missouri State, 11/22)Yds Rushing 205 David Johnson (vs. Missouri State, 11/22)TD Rushes 3 David Johnson (vs. Missouri State, 11/22) 3 David Johnson (vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29)Long Rush 73 David Johnson (vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29)Pass Attempts 40 Sawyer Kollmorgen (at Hawaii, 9/13)Pass Comp. 19 Sawyer Kollmorgen (at Hawaii, 9/13) 19 Brion Carnes (at Western Illinois, 10/25)Yds Passing 380 Sawyer Kollmorgen (at Iowa, 8/30)TD Passes 3 Sawyer Kollmorgen (vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27)Long Pass 70 Sawyer Kollmorgen (at Iowa, 8/30) 70 Brion Carnes (vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29)Receptions 6 Brett LeMaster (vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27) 6 Kevin Vereen (at Western Illinois, 10/25)Yds Receiving 203 David Johnson (at Iowa, 8/30)TD Receptions 1 David Johnson (at Iowa, 8/30) 1 Kevin Vereen (at Iowa, 8/30) 1 Darrian Miller (at Hawaii, 9/13) 1 Kevin Vereen (at Hawaii, 9/13) 1 Darrian Miller (vs. Northern Colorado (9/20) 1 Kevin Vereen (vs. Northern Colorado, 9/20) 1 Brett LeMaster (vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27) 1 Kevin Vereen (vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27) 1 Braden Lehman (vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27) 1 Daurice Fountain (at South Dakota, 10/11) 1 Kevin Vereen (at South Dakota, 10/11) 1 Barkley Hill (vs. SDSU, 10/18) 1 Chad Owens (at Western Illinois, 10/25) 1 Kevin Vereen (vs. Illinois State, 11/1) 1 Braden Lehman (at Southern Illinois, 11/14) 1 Brett LeMaster (at Southern Illinois, 11/14) 1 David Johnson (vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29)Long Reception 70 David Johnson (at Iowa, 8/30) 70 David Johnson (vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29)Field Goals 5 Michael Schmadeke (vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27)Long FG 49 Michael Schmadeke (at Western Illinois, 10/25)Punts 13 Logan Bieghler (at Hawaii, 9/13)Punt Avg. 47.2 Logan Bieghler (vs. SDSU, 10/18)Long Punt 59 Logan Bieghler (vs. NDSU, 11/8)Punts Inside 20 4 Logan Bieghler (vs. SDSU, 10/18) 4 Logan Bieghler (vs. Illinois State, 11/1)Long Punt Return 43 Chad Owens (at South Dakota, 10/11)Long KO Return 98 David Johnson (vs. Illinois State, 11/1)Tackles 15 Jake Farley (at Southern Illinois, 11/14) Sacks 3.0 Brett McMakin (at South Dakota, 10/11)TFL 4.0 Isaac Ales (vs. Missouri State, 11/22)Interceptions 2 Tim Kilfoy (vs. Illinois State, 11/1)

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COACHES POLL, FINAL

RK TEAM RECORD1 North Dakota State 15-12 Illinois State 13-23 New Hampshire 12-24 Eastern Washington 11-35 Coastal Carolina 12-26 Sam Houston State 11-57 Villanova 11-38 Chattanooga 10-49 Jacksonville State 10-210 UNI 9-511 Montana 9-512 Southeastern Louisiana 9-413 South Dakota State 9-514 Fordham 11-315 Harvard 10-016 Richmond 9-517 Liberty 9-518 Indiana State 8-619 James Madison 9-320 Montana State 8-521 Eastern Kentucky 9-422 Bethune-Cookman 9-323 Sacred Heart 9-324 William & Mary 7-525 Youngstown State 7-5

SPORTS NETWORK, FINAL

RK TEAM RECORD1 North Dakota State 15-12 Illinois State 13-23 New Hampshire 12-24 Eastern Washington 11-35 Coastal Carolina 12-26 Sam Houston State 11-57 Villanova 11-38 Chattanooga 10-49 Jacksonville State 10-210 UNI 9-511 Fordham 11-312 South Dakota State 9-513 Montana 9-514 Southeastern Louisiana 9-415 Harvard 10-016 Richmond 9-517 Liberty 9-518 James Madison 9-419 Indiana State 8-620 Montana State 8-521 Eastern Kentucky 9-422 Youngstown State 7-523 Bethune-Cookman 9-324 Sacred Heart 9-325 Idaho State 8-4

UNI TEAM

Rushed for 200 Yards: vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29/14 (248 yards)Rushed for 300 Yards: vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27/14 (322 yards)Rushed for 400 Yards: vs. Indiana State, 10/3/09 (406 yards)Passed for 200 Yards: vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29/14 (205 yards)Passed for 300 Yards: at Iowa, 8/30/14 (380 yards)Passed for 400 Yards: vs. South Dakota, 9/12/09 (478 yards)400 Yards Total Off: vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29/14 (453 yards)500 Yards Total Off: vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27/14 (528 yards)600 Yards Total Off: vs. South Dakota, 9/12/09 (712 yards)Scored 30 Points: vs. Missouri State, 11/22/14 (38 points)Scored 40 Points: vs. Stephen F. Austin, 11/29/14 (44 points)Scored 50 Points: vs. Tennessee Tech, 9/27/14 (50 points)Scored 60 Points: vs. Indiana State, 10/3/09 (62 points)

UNI INDIVIDUAL

3 Rushed for 100 Yards: vs. Indiana State (11/10/07) Darian Williams, Derrick Law, Taylor Brookins2 Rushed for 100 Yards: vs. Western Illinois (9/24/11) David Johnson, Tirrell Rennie1 Rushed for 100 Yards: vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/29/14) David Johnson, 152 yards1 Rushed for 200 Yards: vs. Missouri State (11/22/14) David Johnson, 205 yardsPassed for 200 Yards: vs. Stephen F. Austin (11/29/14) Brion Carnes, 205 yardsPassed for 300 Yards: at Iowa (8/30/14) Sawyer Kollmorgen, 380 yardsPassed for 400 Yards: vs. South Dakota (9/12/09) Pat Grace, 445 yardsReceived for 100 Yards: vs. South Dakota (10/19/13) Chad Owens, 107 yardsReceived for 150 Yards: vs. South Dakota (9/12/09) D.P. Eyman, 197 yardsReceived for 200 Yards: at Iowa (8/30/14) David Johnson, 203 yards2 Received for 100 Yards: vs. McNeese State (9/28/13) David Johnson, Kevin Vereen Jr.Rush 100+, Receive 100+: at South Dakota State (9/15/07) Corey Lewis, 125 rush/164 rec.Pass 100+, Rush 100+: vs. Western Illinois (9/24/11) Tirrell Rennis, 142 pass/106 rec.Scored 3 TDs Rush: vs. Stephen F. Austin David JohnsonScored 4 TDs Rush: vs. Illinois State (10/23/10) Tirrell RennieScored 3 TDs Receiving: at Youngstown State (10/21/06) Johnny GrayScored 4 TDs Receiving: vs. Western Illinois (9/29/95) Dedric WardInterception Return for TD: at Southern Illinois (11/14/14) Tim KilfoyFumble Recovery for TD: at Southern Illinois (11/14/14) Tate OmliKick Return for TD: vs. Illinois State (11/1/14) David Johnson, 98 yardsIntercepted 2 Passes: vs. Illinois State (11/1/14) Tim KilfoyIntercepted 3 Passes: vs. Illinois State (11/13/04) Dre DokesKicked 4 Field Goals: at Indiana State (10/4/14) Michael SchmadekeKicked 5 Field Goals: vs. Tennessee Tech (9/27/14) Michael SchmadekeKicked 50+ Yard FG: at North Dakota State (10/5/13) Tyler Sievertsen, 50-yarder

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Team Statistics UNI OPPSCORING 452 279 Points Per Game 32.3 19.9 Points Off Turnovers 350 170FIRST DOWNS 244 235 R u s h i n g 105 73 P a s s i n g 118 132 P e n a l t y 21 30RUSHING YARDAGE 2353 1508 Yards gained rushing 2668 1972 Yards lost rushing 315 464 Rushing Attempts 539 502 Average Per Rush 4.4 3.0 Average Per Game 168.1 107.7 TDs Rushing 28 19PASSING YARDAGE 2824 2898 C o m p - A t t - I n t 203-417-12 273-463-17 Average Per Pass 6.8 6.3 Average Per Catch 13.9 10.6 Average Per Game 201.7 207.0 TDs Passing 18 15TOTAL OFFENSE 5177 4406 Total Plays 956 965 Average Per Play 5.4 4.6 Average Per Game 369.8 314.7KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 40-1052 60-1194PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 36-409 41-254INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-286 12-133KICK RETURN AVERAGE 26.3 19.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.4 6.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.8 11.1FUMBLES-LOST 12-7 16-14PENALTIES-Yards 78-665 85-717 Average Per Game 47.5 51.2PUNTS-Yards 92-3750 109-4349 Average Per Punt 40.8 39.9 Net punt average 36.3 34.9KICKOFFS-Yards 90-5580 59-3459 Average Per Kick 62.0 58.6 Net kick average 40.7 34.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 1 8 3 0 : 4 23RD-DOWN Conversions 77/221 62/216 3rd-Down Pct 35% 29%4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/11 6/16 4th-Down Pct 45% 38%SACKS BY-Yards 51-305 23-148MISC YARDS -6 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 53 36FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 27-29 10-15ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (48-49) 98% (27-36) 75%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (29-49) 59% (21-36) 58%PAT-ATTEMPTS (51-53) 96% (33-35) 94%ATTENDANCE 87433 120066 Games/Avg Per Game 7/12490 7/17152 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalUNI 73 163 89 127 0 452Opponents 70 51 79 79 0 279

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UNI Overall Individual Statistics (as of Apr 16, 2015)All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gJohnson, David 14 287 1625 72 1553 5.4 17 73 110.9Miller, Darrian 14 91 357 25 332 3.6 3 30 23.7Carnes, Brion 12 78 429 115 314 4.0 4 39 26.2Hill, Barkley 11 17 91 8 83 4.9 0 45 7.5Smith, Tyvis 11 20 64 5 59 3.0 0 8 5.4Kollmorgen, S. 9 24 71 51 20 0.8 3 22 2.2Owens, Chad 14 2 15 0 15 7.5 1 7 1.1Browning, J. 1 5 14 0 14 2.8 0 6 14.0Vereen, Kevin 14 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.1McNeil, Ronelle 7 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Brown, Charles 14 1 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 -0.4TEAM 8 12 0 34 -34 -2.8 0 0 -4.2Total 14 539 2668 315 2353 4.4 28 73 168.1Opponents 14 502 1972 464 1508 3.0 19 84 107.7

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gKollmorgen, S. 9 130.49 111-213-5 52.1 1635 12 70 181.7Carnes, Brion 12 101.05 91-198-5 46.0 1182 6 70 98.5TEAM 8 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0LeMaster, Brett 14 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Bieghler, Logan 14 -200.00 0-1-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Johnson, David 14 158.80 1-1-0 100.0 7 0 7 0.5Total 14 114.06 203-417-12 48.7 2824 18 70 201.7Opponents 14 114.89 273-463-17 59.0 2898 15 52 207.0

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/gJohnson, David 14 38 536 14.1 2 70 38.3LeMaster, Brett 14 38 473 12.4 3 32 33.8Owens, Chad 14 34 342 10.1 1 32 24.4Vereen, Kevin 14 31 569 18.4 6 54 40.6Brown, Charles 14 19 315 16.6 0 37 22.5Lehman, Braden 14 11 203 18.5 2 58 14.5Fountain, D. 14 10 117 11.7 1 35 8.4Miller, Darrian 14 10 92 9.2 2 17 6.6Williams, Billy 8 3 106 35.3 0 58 13.2Cunningham, L. 12 3 11 3.7 0 6 0.9Hill, Barkley 11 2 6 3.0 1 4 0.5Williams, Evan 8 1 25 25.0 0 25 3.1Rohr, Sam 6 1 16 16.0 0 16 2.7Carnes, Brion 12 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.6Smith, Tyvis 11 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.5Total 14 203 2824 13.9 18 70 201.7Opponents 14 273 2898 10.6 15 52 207.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgOwens, Chad 24 291 12.1 0 43Miller, Darrian 10 61 6.1 0 15Hall, Deiondre' 1 19 19.0 0 0Omli, Tate 1 31 31.0 0 0Brown, Charles 0 7 0.0 1 7Total 36 409 11.4 1 43Opponents 41 254 6.2 0 46

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgHall, Deiondre' 5 75 15.0 1 32Kilfoy, Tim 4 87 21.8 2 45Busher, Max 3 24 8.0 0 24Mitchell, Ray 2 91 45.5 1 58McMakin, Brett 1 9 9.0 0 9Farley, Jared 1 0 0.0 0 0Farley, Jake 1 0 0.0 0 0Total 17 286 16.8 4 58Opponents 12 133 11.1 1 56

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgJohnson, David 12 438 36.5 1 98Owens, Chad 11 245 22.3 0 56Miller, Darrian 8 174 21.8 0 36Brown, Charles 5 136 27.2 0 48Williams, Evan 1 3 3.0 0 3Jennings, D. 1 26 26.0 0 26Gaeta, Griffin 1 9 9.0 0 9Hall, Deiondre' 1 21 21.0 0 21Total 40 1052 26.3 1 98Opponents 60 1194 19.9 0 50

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgMcMakin, Brett 1 36 36.0 0 36Buchanan Jr.,R. 1 10 10.0 0 10Busher, Max 1 6 6.0 0 6Farley, Jared 1 7 7.0 0 7McNeil, Ronelle 1 0 0.0 0 0Omli, Tate 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 5 59 11.8 1 36Opponents 0 0 0.0 1 0

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UNI Overall Individual Statistics (as of Apr 16, 2015)All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsSchmadeke, M. - 27-29 51-53 - - - - - 132Johnson, David 20 - - - - - - - 120Vereen, Kevin 6 - - - - - - - 36Miller, Darrian 5 - - - - - - - 30Carnes, Brion 4 - - - - - - - 24LeMaster, Brett 3 - - - - - - - 18Kollmorgen, S. 3 - - - - - - - 18Kilfoy, Tim 2 - - - - - - - 12Owens, Chad 2 - - - - - - - 12Lehman, Braden 2 - - - - - - - 12Fountain, D. 1 - - - - - - - 6Hill, Barkley 1 - - - - - - - 6Omli, Tate 1 - - - - - - - 6Hall, Deiondre' 1 - - - - - - - 6Mitchell, Ray 1 - - - - - - - 6Brown, Charles 1 - - - - - - - 6TEAM - - - - - - - 1 2Total 53 27-29 51-53 - - - - 1 452Opponents 36 10-15 33-35 - - 0-1 - - 279

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gKollmorgen, S. 9 237 20 1635 1655 183.9Johnson, David 14 288 1553 7 1560 111.4Carnes, Brion 12 276 314 1182 1496 124.7Miller, Darrian 14 91 332 0 332 23.7Hill, Barkley 11 17 83 0 83 7.5Smith, Tyvis 11 20 59 0 59 5.4Owens, Chad 14 2 15 0 15 1.1Browning, J. 1 5 14 0 14 14.0Vereen, Kevin 14 1 2 0 2 0.1Brown, Charles 14 1 -5 0 -5 -0.4TEAM 8 15 -34 0 -34 -4.2Total 14 956 2353 2824 5177 369.8Opponents 14 965 1508 2898 4406 314.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkSchmadeke, M. 27-29 93.1 0-0 5-5 15-15 7-8 0-1 49 1

FG Sequence UNI OpponentsIowa (36),(37),(38) (40),37Hawai`i (41) (36),(37)Northern Colorado (33),(43),(24) -Tennessee Tech (30),(25),(38),(32),(28) -Indiana State (21),(48),(30),(31),53 -South Dakota (28),(34) (33)South Dakota State 49 (44)Western Illinois (32),(49) -Illinois State - 46North Dakota State (43),(36),(42) (21)Southern Illinois - 48,35Missouri State (41) (28)Stephen F. Austin (30),(36),(34) (31)Illinois State - 51,(45),(39)

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkBieghler, Logan 90 3708 41.2 59 8 20 27 13 2TEAM 2 42 21.0 29 0 0 0 0 0Total 92 3750 40.8 59 8 20 27 13 2Opponents 109 4349 39.9 64 7 29 28 19 4

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnSchmadeke, M. 90 5580 62.0 29 1Total 90 5580 62.0 29 1 19.9 40.7 24Opponents 59 3459 58.6 15 2 26.3 34.4 30UNI Overall Individual Statistics (as of Apr 16, 2015)

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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gJohnson, David 14 1553 536 0 438 0 2527 180.5Owens, Chad 14 15 342 291 245 0 893 63.8Miller, Darrian 14 332 92 61 174 0 659 47.1Vereen, Kevin 14 2 569 0 0 0 571 40.8LeMaster, Brett 14 0 473 0 0 0 473 33.8Brown, Charles 14 -5 315 7 136 0 453 32.4Carnes, Brion 12 314 7 0 0 0 321 26.8Lehman, Braden 14 0 203 0 0 0 203 14.5Fountain, D. 14 0 117 0 0 0 117 8.4Hall, Deiondre' 14 0 0 19 21 75 115 8.2Williams, Billy 8 0 106 0 0 0 106 13.2Mitchell, Ray 14 0 0 0 0 91 91 6.5Hill, Barkley 11 83 6 0 0 0 89 8.1Kilfoy, Tim 14 0 0 0 0 87 87 6.2Smith, Tyvis 11 59 6 0 0 0 65 5.9Omli, Tate 14 0 0 31 0 0 31 2.2Williams, Evan 8 0 25 0 3 0 28 3.5Jennings, D. 14 0 0 0 26 0 26 1.9Busher, Max 13 0 0 0 0 24 24 1.8Kollmorgen, S. 9 20 0 0 0 0 20 2.2Rohr, Sam 6 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.7Browning, J. 1 14 0 0 0 0 14 14.0Cunningham, L. 12 0 11 0 0 0 11 0.9McMakin, Brett 14 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.6Gaeta, Griffin 12 0 0 0 9 0 9 0.8TEAM 8 -34 0 0 0 0 -34 -4.2Total 14 2353 2824 409 1052 286 6924 494.6Opponents 14 1508 2898 254 1194 133 5987 427.6

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2014 STATISTICSUNI Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Apr 16, 2015)All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf46 Farley, Jake 14 67 58 125 5.5-7 1-1 1-0 6 3 . 2 . .49 McMakin, Brett 14 69 34 103 12.5-56 10-51 1-9 6 5 1-36 3 . .37 Busher, Max 13 39 63 102 7.5-20 3-11 3-24 4 2 2-6 . . .98 Williams,Xavier 14 38 55 93 14.0-65 8-50 . 3 3 . . 2 .1 Hall, Deiondre' 14 49 25 74 3.5-26 . 5-75 6 . 1-0 . 1 .24 Kilfoy, Tim 14 52 21 73 5.5-14 . 4-87 2 . 1-0 1 . .44 O'Brien, Mac 14 24 33 57 15.5-63 5-32 . . 4 1-0 . . .11 Mitchell, Ray 14 39 17 56 1.5-6 . 2-91 1 . . . . .94 Ales, Isaac 13 35 20 55 18.5-77 9-55 . 2 5 1-0 2 . .2 Dorleant, M. 14 30 7 37 . . . 7 . 1-0 2 . .47 McNeil, Ronelle 7 22 11 33 10.5-43 6-31 . . 1 1-0 1 . .93 Schult, Karter 14 19 13 32 8.0-42 4-30 . . 7 1-0 1 . .30 Dexter, D'Shawn 14 16 10 26 4.0-16 2-14 . 2 3 . 1 . .36 Webb, Jordan 14 14 8 22 . . . . . . . . .88 Reth, Adam 14 13 7 20 4.0-15 2-11 . . . . . . .15 Omli, Tate 14 11 7 18 2.0-16 . . . . 1-0 1 2 .56 Jennings, D. 14 10 6 16 2.0-8 1-6 . . . . . 1 .59 Willson, Blake 14 11 4 15 1.0-7 1-7 . . . . . . .35 Farley, Jared 12 8 6 14 0.5-0 . 1-0 1 1 1-7 . . .6 Buchanan Jr.,R. 12 4 7 11 . . . 1 . 1-10 . . .25 Blair, Tavaughn 14 4 6 10 . . . . . . . . .32 Smith, Tyvis 11 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .48 Peiffer, Wyatt 5 4 1 5 2.0-7 1-4 . . . . . . .31 Paup, Alex 6 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .27 Young, Edwin 14 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .42 Gaeta, Griffin 12 . 3 3 0.5-1 1-1 . . . . . . .40 Schmadeke, M. 14 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .29 Whiting,Jamison 13 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .33 Hill, Barkley 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .7 Johnson, David 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .17 Kollmorgen, S. 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .45 Rush, Shawn 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .3J Johnson, Jeremy 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .86 Simpson, Trent 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .77 Bingaman, Ryan 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .21 Feldpausch, Joe 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .90 Bieghler, Logan 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .96 Woods, Preston 4 . 1 1 0.5-1 1-1 . 1 . . . . .TM TEAM 8 . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Shaw, Nate 2 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 14 598 434 1032 119-490 51-305 17-286 43 34 14-59 14 6 1Opponents 14 545 392 937 88-291 23-148 12-133 52 20 7-0 7 5 .

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UNI Team Game-by-Game (as of Apr 16, 2015)All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 30 at Iowa 25 25 0 9 17 380 2 70 17-37-2 380 2 70 2 36 0 20 2 22 0 12 405Sep 13 at Hawai`i 36 55 1 11 19 265 2 58 19-42-0 265 2 58 6 158 0 48 3 9 0 4 320Sep 20 NORTHERN COLORADO 47 310 3 49 12 163 2 39 12-22-1 163 2 39 3 90 0 36 3 36 0 15 473Sep 27 TENNESSEE TECH 53 322 1 45 15 206 3 28 15-23-0 206 3 28 2 34 0 25 6 65 0 27 528Oct. 4 at Indiana State 38 162 1 32 16 158 0 36 16-35-1 158 0 36 2 35 0 22 1 0 0 0 320Oct 11 at South Dakota 39 156 1 16 11 205 2 54 11-29-0 205 2 54 4 116 0 40 6 103 0 43 361Oct 18 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 25 122 2 50 20 178 1 17 20-35-3 178 1 17 5 69 0 23 1 27 0 27 300Oct 25 at Western Illinois 48 165 2 27 20 246 1 24 20-35-0 246 1 24 2 65 0 45 2 41 0 37 411Nov 01 ILLINOIS STATE 38 118 2 31 10 117 1 28 10-30-2 117 1 28 2 121 1 98 4 72 1 17 235Nov 08 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 44 218 2 30 7 93 0 20 7-20-1 93 0 20 2 97 0 56 5 10 0 5 31111-15-14 at Southern Illinois 32 115 2 30 18 169 2 32 18-28-1 169 2 32 2 39 0 24 0 0 0 0 284Nov 22 MISSOURI STATE 44 272 5 44 11 169 0 35 11-19-0 169 0 35 1 41 0 41 2 21 0 23 441Nov 29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 45 248 4 73 5 205 1 70 5-18-0 205 1 70 2 24 0 13 0 0 0 0 453Dec 06 at Illinois State 25 65 2 15 22 270 1 37 22-44-1 270 1 37 5 127 0 28 1 3 0 3 335UNI 539 2353 28 73 203 2824 18 70 203-417-12 2824 18 70 40 1052 1 98 36 409 1 43 5177Opponents 502 1508 19 84 273 2898 15 52 273-463-17 2898 15 52 60 1194 0 50 41 254 0 46 4406

Games played: 14 Avg per rush: 4.4 Avg per catch: 13.9 Pass efficiency: 114.06 Kick ret avg: 26.3 Punt ret avg: 11.4 All purpose avg/game: 494.6 Total offense avg/gm: 369.8

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 30 at Iowa 49 34 83 6.0-12 0-0 1 1-6 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 23Sep 13 at Hawai`i 69 12 81 10.0-39 3-22 2 1-0 0-0 2 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 24Sep 20 NORTHERN COLORAD 39 18 57 14.0-45 7-33 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 1 5-5 0 0 1 0 46Sep 27 TENNESSEE TECH 27 26 53 11.0-56 5-39 2 2-7 1-32 0 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 51 50Oct. 4 at Indiana State 25 44 69 7.0-27 2-7 1 2-0 1-0 2 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 20 19Oct 11 at South Dakota 35 26 61 10.0-57 7-50 0 0-0 2-28 6 3 1 3-3 0 0 0 14 27Oct 18 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 45 32 77 6.0-24 4-19 0 0-0 3-58 1 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 42 28Oct 25 at Western Illinois 28 40 68 5.0-26 3-21 1 1-36 2-0 0 7 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 27Nov 01 ILLINOIS STATE 50 28 78 12.0-42 5-26 0 1-0 3-35 4 5 2 6-6 0 0 0 28 42Nov 08 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 35 28 63 6.0-31 3-22 2 1-0 1-45 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 60 2311-15-1 at Southern Illinois 54 62 116 7.0-25 4-13 1 1-0 3-64 6 1 0 4-6 0 0 0 81 40Nov 22 MISSOURI STATE 53 26 79 9.0-41 4-27 0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 38Nov 29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 48 26 74 10.0-47 3-19 1 1-0 1-24 6 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 12 44Dec 06 at Illinois State 41 32 73 6.0-18 1-7 3 3-10 0-0 5 1 2 3-3 0 0 0 42 21UNI 598 434 1032 119.0-490 55-305 14 14-59 17-286 34 43 6 51-53 0 0 1 350 452Opponents 545 392 937 88.0-291 28-148 7 7-0 12-133 20 52 5 33-35 0 0 0 170 279

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 30 at Iowa 5 214 42.8 50 0 0 2 1 3 3-3 38 0 6 361 60.2 2 0Sep 13 at Hawai`i 13 516 39.7 51 0 1 4 1 2 1-1 41 0 3 185 61.7 1 0Sep 20 NORTHERN COLORAD 2 76 38.0 38 0 0 0 0 1 3-3 43 0 9 559 62.1 3 0Sep 27 TENNESSEE TECH 4 176 44.0 54 0 0 1 1 3 5-5 38 0 11 711 64.6 6 0Oct. 4 at Indiana State 5 179 35.8 44 0 0 2 0 0 4-5 48 0 6 390 65.0 6 0Oct 11 at South Dakota 7 288 41.1 48 0 1 0 0 4 2-2 34 0 6 376 62.7 3 0Oct 18 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 6 283 47.2 51 0 1 0 2 1 0-1 0 1 4 247 61.8 1 0Oct 25 at Western Illinois 8 273 34.1 50 2 1 1 1 1 2-2 49 0 6 368 61.3 1 0Nov 01 ILLINOIS STATE 11 458 41.6 50 0 1 3 2 4 0-0 0 0 7 424 60.6 0 0Nov 08 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 6 242 40.3 59 0 0 2 1 2 3-3 43 0 6 376 62.7 2 011-15-1 at Southern Illinois 8 353 44.1 50 0 1 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 7 402 57.4 1 0Nov 22 MISSOURI STATE 7 289 41.3 55 0 1 1 2 3 1-1 41 0 6 381 63.5 0 0Nov 29 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 4 177 44.2 51 0 1 0 1 0 3-3 36 0 9 571 63.4 3 1Dec 06 at Illinois State 6 226 37.7 47 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 0 0 4 229 57.2 0 0UNI 92 3750 40.8 59 2 8 20 13 27 27-29 49 1 90 5580 62.0 29 1Opponents 109 4349 39.9 64 4 7 29 19 28 10-15 45 1 59 3459 58.6 15 2

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2014 OFFENSIVE STARTERS

2014 DEFENSIVE STARTERS

QB WR/FB WR TE/WR RB TE/WR/RB LT RT LG RG CAug. 30 Kollmorgen Rush Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson Owens Rummells Bingaman Nank Harris RathjeSept. 13 Kollmorgen LeMaster Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson Williams Jr. Rummells Bingaman Nank Harris RathjeSept. 20 Kollmorgen Rush Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson LeMaster Rummells Bingaman Nank Harris RathjeSept. 27 Kollmorgen Hill Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson LeMaster Rummells Bingaman Nank Harris RathjeOct. 4 Kollmorgen Brown Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson LeMaster Rummells Bingaman Nank Hanson RathjeOct. 11 Kollmorgen Brown Vereen Jr. LeMaster Johnson Miller Rummells Bingaman Nank Hanson RathjeOct. 18 Kollmorgen Brown Vereen Jr. LeMaster Johnson Lehman Rummells Bingaman Nank Hanson RathjeOct. 25 Carnes Brown Vereen Jr. Lehman Miller LeMaster Rummells Bingaman Nank Hanson RathjeNov. 1 Carnes Brown Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson Owens Rummells Bingaman Nank Hanson RathjeNov. 8 Carnes Owens Vereen Jr. Lehman Miller LeMaster Rummells Rathmacher Nank Bingaman RathjeNov. 15 Carnes Owens Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson LeMaster Rummells Bingaman Nank Rathmacher RathjeNov. 22 Carnes Owens Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson LeMaster Rummells Rathmacher Nank Bingaman RathjeNov. 29 Carnes Owens Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson LeMaster Rummells Rathmacher Nank Bingaman RathjeDec. 6 Carnes Owens Vereen Jr. Lehman Johnson LeMaster Rummells Bingaman Nank Rathmacher Rathje

DE DT DT DE/LB SS FS LB LB LB CB CBAug. 31 Ales Williams O’Brien McNeil Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher McMakin Dorleant HallSept. 13 Ales Williams O’Brien McNeil Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher McMakin Dorleant HallSept. 20 Schult Williams O’Brien McNeil Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher McMakin Dorleant HallSept. 27 Ales Williams O’Brien McNeil Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher McMakin Dorleant HallOct. 4 Ales Williams O’Brien McNeil Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher McMakin Dorleant HallOct. 11 Ales Williams O’Brien McNeil Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher McMakin Dorleant HallOct. 18 Ales Williams O’Brien McNeil Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley 35Farley McMakin Dorleant HallOct. 25 Ales Williams O’Brien McMakin Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher Dexter Dorleant HallNov. 1 Ales Williams O’Brien McMakin Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher Dexter Dorleant HallNov. 8 Ales Williams O’Brien McMakin Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher Dexter Dorleant HallNov. 15 Ales Williams O’Brien Schult Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher McMakin Dorleant HallNov. 22 Ales Williams O’Brien McMakin Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher Dexter Dorleant Hall Nov. 29 Ales Williams O’Brien McMakin Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher Dexter Dorleant HallDec. 6 Ales Williams O’Brien McMakin Kilfoy Mitchell 46Farley Busher Dexter Dorleant Hall

UNI Game Results (as of Apr 16, 2015)All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time AttendAug 30, 2014 at Iowa L 23-31 0-1 0-0 3:01 66805Sep 13, 2014 at Hawai`i L 24-27 0-2 0-0 3:28 24999Sep 20, 2014 NORTHERN COLORADO W 46-7 1-2 0-0 3:07 15227Sep 27, 2014 TENNESSEE TECH W 50-7 2-2 0-0 3:04 9621

*Oct. 4, 2014 at #25 Indiana State L 19-20 2-3 0-1 3:10 4291*Oct 11, 2014 at South Dakota W 27-16 3-3 1-1 3:08 10219*Oct 18, 2014 #16 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE L 28-31 3-4 1-2 3:12 15049*Oct 25, 2014 at Western Illinois W 27-13 4-4 2-2 2:50 2588*Nov 01, 2014 #6 ILLINOIS STATE W 42-28 5-4 3-2 - 12154*Nov 08, 2014 #1 NORTH DAKOTA STATE W 23-3 6-4 4-2 3:00 14777*11-15-14 at #22 Southern Illinois W 40-21 7-4 5-2 3:05 5589*Nov 22, 2014 MISSOURI STATE W 38-24 8-4 6-2 3:07 10298

Nov 29, 2014 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 44-10 9-4 6-2 3:01 10307Dec 06, 2014 at #7 Illinois State L 21-41 9-5 6-2 3:03 5575

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GAME ONEAug. 30 | at Iowa

Attendance: 66,805

UNI 23IOWA 31

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa football team fell to the Iowa Hawkeyes in a close battle inside Kinnick Stadium, 31-23.QuarterbackSawyerKollmorgenfinishedthegame 17-37-2 for a career-high 380 yards and two touchdowns. David Johnson led the Panthers with a career-high 203 yards through the air and 34 on the ground with one touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, Jake Farley madehisreturntothefieldwith12tackles.BrettMcMakin followed in suit with a career-high 11 tackles while Xavier Williams notched 10.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNI 3 10 7 3 23Iowa 7 10 7 7 31

Scoring Summary:1st 13:44 Iowa - Daniels Jr. 13-yd rush 11:38 UNI - Schmadeke 36-yd FG2nd 12:16 UNI - Vereen Jr. 23-yd reception 05:03 Iowa - Weisman 1-yd rush 02:17 UNI - Schmadeke 37-yd FG 00:01 Iowa - Koehn 40-yd FG3rd 10:13 Iowa - Smith 6-yd reception 09:31 UNI - Johnson 70-yd reception4th 12:42 UNI - Schmadeke 38-yd FG 06:50 Iowa - Powell 12-yd reception

Stats UNI IowaFirst Downs 13 26Net Rushing 25 151Net Passing 380 250Plays-Total Offense 62-405 77-401Punts-Yards 5-214 4-145Kickoffs-Yards 6-361 6-382Possession 26:46 33:14

Rushing: David Johnson (13 att., 34 yards, 2.6 avg.), Darrian Miller (5 att., 12 yards, 2.4 avg.)Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (17-37-2, 380 yards, 2 TDs)Receiving: David Johnson (5 catches, 203 yards, 1 TD), Brett LeMaster (4 catches, 66 yards), Kevin Vereen Jr. (3 catches, 66 yards, 1 TD)Tackles: Jake Farley (12 total), Brett McMakin (11 total, 1 FF), Xavier Williams (10 total)

GAME TWOSep. 13 | at Hawai’iAttendance: 24,999

UNI 24HAWAI’I 27

HONOLULU, Hawai’i – The University of Northern Iowa football team fell to the University of Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors, 27-24 in the Aloha Stadium late Saturday night. UNI scored a late fourth quarter touchdown after Darrian Miller found the end zone off an 11-yard pass from Sawyer Kollmorgen to cut the Hawai’i lead to 27-24, but the Panthers were unable to close the gap and fell to the Rainbow Warriors.Kollmorgenfinished19-40-0for265yardsandtwo touchdowns. David Johnson led the Panthers throughtheairwith73yardsofffivereceptions,adding 46 yards on the ground. Max Busher led the team with nine tackles while Jake Farley and Ronelle McNeil both grabbed eight.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNI 7 3 0 14 24Iowa 7 10 7 3 27

Scoring Summary:1st 10:19 UH - Yap FR for TD 06:38 UNI - Kollmorgen 1-yd rush2nd 12:48 UH - Hadden 36-yd FG 06:37 UH - Moleni 15-yd reception 00:00 UNI - Schmadeke 41-yd FG3rd 00:37 UH - Lakalaka 30-yd rush4th 13:16 UNI - Vereen Jr. 9-yd reception 03:19 UH - Hadden 37-yd FG 01:56 UNI - Miller 11-yd reception

Stats UNI Hawai’iFirst Downs 17 17Net Rushing 55 148Net Passing 265 225Plays-Total Offense 78-320 86-373Punts-Yards 13-516 11-426Kickoffs-Yards 3-185 6-378Possession 30:43 29:17

Rushing: David Johnson (18 att., 46 yards, 2.6 avg.), Brion Carnes (3 att., 20 yards, 6.7 avg.)Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (19-40-0, 265 yards, 2 TDs)Receiving: David Johnson (5 catches, 73 yards), Billy Williams (1 catch, 58 yards), Brett LeMaster (5 catches, 57 yards)Tackles: Jake Farley (9 total, 1 BrUp), Max Busher (9 total), Ronelle McNeil (8 total, 1 sack, 1 FR)

GAME THREESep. 20 | Northern Colorado

Attendance: 15,277

NORTHERN COLORADO 7UNI 46

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of North-ern Iowa football team picked up a 46-7 Home-coming victory in front of 15,277 fans against the Northern Colorado Bears. The Panthers improved their overall record to 1-2. Senior David Johnson led the Panthers with 173 rushingyardsalongwithhisfirstrushingtouch-downoftheseason.SawyerKollmorgenfinished11-20-0 for 159 yards and two touchdowns with Kevin Vereen Jr. picking up a 39-yard reception for his third touchdown of the season. Max Busher came away with a team leading six tackles, including one sack for a loss of six yards. XavierWilliamsfinishedwithfivetacklesandtwokey sacks during the game.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNC 0 0 7 0 7UNI 10 26 3 7 46

Scoring Summary:1st 13:48 UNI - Vereen 39-yd reception 07:33 UNI - Schmadeke 33-yd FG2nd 14:13 UNI - Schmadeke 43-yd FG 11:29 UNI - Team Safety 11:10 UNI - Johnson 41-yd rush 04:50 UNI - Miller 10-yd rush 00:21 UNI - Miller 14-yd reception3rd 07:36 UNI - Schmadeke 24-yd FG 03:31 UNC - Graham 4-yd rush4th 02:29 UNI - Carnes 3-yd rush

Stats UNC UNIFirst Downs 11 23Net Rushing 52 310Net Passing 147 163Plays-Total Offense 52-199 69-473Punts-Yards 9-303 2-76Kickoffs-Yards 3-158 9-559Possession 29:04 30:56

Rushing: David Johnson (18 att., 173 yds, 1 TD, 9.6 avg.), Darrian Miller (15 att., 59 yds, 1 TD, 3.9 avg.)Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (11-19-0, 159 yds, 2 TD)Receiving: Kevin Vereen Jr. (1 catch, 39 yds, 1 TD), Brett LeMaster (3 catches, 34 yds), Darrian Miller (1 catch, 14 yds, 1 TD)Tackles: Max Busher (6 tackles, 1 sack), Xavier Wil-liams (5 tackles, 2 sacks), Deiondre’ Hall (5 tackles, 1 blocked punt)

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GAME FOURSep. 27 | Tennessee Tech

Attendance: 9,621

TENNESSEE TECH 7UNI 50

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - The University of Northern Iowa football team dominated Tennessee Tech inside the UNI-Dome, defeating the Golden Eagles 50-7. The Panthers improved their overall record to 2-2, heading into Missouri Valley Football Confer-ence play. Junior placekicker scored a career-high 20 points, breaking the school record for points in a gamebyakicker.SawyerKollmorgenfinishedthegame 14-21-0 for 200 yards and three touchdowns, while Brett LeMaster, Kevin Vereen Jr. and Braden Lehman all scored receiving touchdowns. David Johnson led the Panthers on the ground with 142 yards. QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalTTU 0 0 7 0 7UNI 6 28 13 3 50

Scoring Summary:1st 11:08 UNI - Schmadeke 30-yd FG 01:27 UNI - Schmadeke 25-yd FG2nd 12:23 UNI - Lehman 12-yd reception 09:11 UNI - Hall 32-yd int. return 05:05 UNI - LeMaster 11-yd reception 02:23 UNI - Vereen Jr. 25-yd reception3rd 13:22 UNI - Carnes 7-yd rush 08:36 UNI - Schmadeke 38-yd FG 02:23 UNI - Schmadeke 32-yd FG 02:25 TTU - Annoor 84-yd rush4th 09:00 UNI - Schmadeke 28-yd FG

Stats TTU UNIFirst Downs 2 25Net Rushing 67 322Net Passing 25 206Plays-Total Offense 42-92 76-528Punts-Yards 12-523 4-176Kickoffs-Yards 2-104 11-711Possession 22:09 37:51

Rushing: David Johnson (14 att., 142 yds, Brion Carnes (9 att., 79 yds, 1 TD), Barkley Hill (8 att., 63 yds)Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (14-21-0, 200 yds, 3 TDs)Receiving: Kevin Vereen Jr. (4 catches, 72 yds, 1 TD), Brett LeMaster (5 catches, 65 yds, 1 TD), Bra-den Lehman (1 catch, 12 yds, 1 TD)Tackles: Jake Farley (6 tackles, 1 sack, 1.5 TFL), Karter Schult (4 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF), Deiondre Hall (1 int., 1 TD)

GAME FIVEOct. 4 | Indiana State

Attendance: 4,291

UNI 19INDIANA STATE 20

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The University of Northern Iowa football team fell 20-19 to the Indiana State Sycamores in a close battle that went down to the last play of the game. UNI is now 2-3 overall. The Panthers took a 19-14 lead early in the fourth quarter, but Indiana State scored with 2:12 on the clock off a 38-yard pass to Gary Owens to take a 20-19 lead. Junior Michael Schmadeke attempted a 53-yardfieldgoalwithlessthan30secondstoplay,but was unable to make it in. UNI was led by David Johnson’s 127 rushing yards.SawyerKollmorgenfinishedthegame16-35-1 for 158 yards and a rushing touchdown while Brett LeMaster added 57 through the air. Max Busher led the Panthers in tackles with 14 while Ronelle McNeilfinishedwitheighttacklesandtwosacks.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNI 0 13 3 3 19INS 14 0 0 6 20

Scoring Summary:1st 07:45 INS - Buck 17-yd rush 03:15 INS - Perish 1-yd rush2nd 06:48 UNI - Kollmorgen 5-yd rush 01:54 UNI - Schmadeke 21-yd FG 01:02 UNI - Schmadeke 48-yd FG3rd 09:46 UNI - Schmadeke 30-yd FG4th 14:48 UNI - Schmadeke 31-yd FG 02:12 INS - Owens 38-yd reception

Stats UNI INSFirst Downs 20 16Net Rushing 162 82Net Passing 158 231Plays-Total Offense 73-320 61-313Punts-Yards 5-179 6-209Kickoffs-Yards 6-390 4-239Possession 30:35 29:25

Rushing: David Johnson (24 att., 127 yds), Darrian Miller (9 att., 26 yds), Sawyer Kollmorgen (4 att., 11 yds, 1 TD)Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (16-35-1, 158 yds)Receiving: Brett LeMaster (5 catches, 57 yds), Billy Williams (1 catch, 36 yds)Tackles: Max Busher (14 tackles, 1.0 TFL), Brett McMakin (10 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 1 BrUp), Ronelle McNeil (8 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 FF), Deiondre’ Hall (5 tackles, 1 int.)

GAME SIXOct. 11 | at South Dakota

Attendance: 10,219

UNI 27

SOUTH DAKOTA 16

VERMILLION, S.D. – The University of Northern Iowafootballteampickedupitsfirstconferencewin of the season, defeating the South Dakota Coyotes, 27-16 inside a sold out DakotaDome. The Panthers are now 3-3 overall and 1-1 in MVFC play. The dual play of quarterbacks Sawyer Kollmor-gen and Brion Carnes proved to be too much for theCoyoteswithKollmorgenfinishing7-16-0for154yardsandatouchdownwhileCarnesfinished4-13-0 for 51 yards and a touchdown along with 55 rushing yards. Kevin Vereen Jr. led the Panthers through the air with87receivingyardsandhisfifthtouchdownofthe season. Charles Brown also grabbed 47 yards off two receptions.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNI 0 10 10 7 27USD 7 0 3 6 16

Scoring Summary:1st 08:32 USD - Bouma 17-yd rush2nd 07:26 UNI - Schmadeke 28-yd FG 02:37 UNI - Vereen Jr. 28-yd reception3rd 11:01 UNI - Johnson 1-yd rush 03:51 USD - Bergner 33-yd FG 02:28 UNI - Schmadeke 34-yd FG4th 10:17 USD - Van Roekel 25-yd reception 07:49 UNI - Fountain 15-yd reception

Stats UNI USDFirst Downs 16 17Net Rushing 156 102Net Passing 205 260Plays-Total Offense 68-361 61-362Punts-Yards 7-288 7-316Kickoffs-Yards 6-376 4-246Possession 29:21 30:39

Rushing: Brion Carnes (9 att., 55 yds), Darrian Miller (12 att., 50 yds), David Johnson (14 att., 42 yds)Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (7-16-0, 154 yds, 1 TD), Brion Carnes (4-13-0, 51 yds, 1 TD)Receiving: Kevin Vereen Jr. (2 catches, 82 yds, 1 TD), Charles Brown (2 catches, 47 yds), Daurice Fountain (2 catches, 20 yds, 1 TD)Tackles: Deiondre’ Hall (8 tackles, 1 int.), Tim Kilfoy (7 tackles), Brett McMakin (5 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 int.)

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GAME SEVENOct. 18 | South Dakota State

Attendance: 15,049

SOUTH DAKOTA ST 31

UNI 28

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa football team battled to the last play against top-25 foe South Dakota State, but fell to the Jack-rabbits 31-28. UNI trailed by 14 points with 8:58 left in the fourth quarter before senior David Johnson scored his second rushing touchdown of the game with 4:59 left to play to make the score 28-21. The Panthers went three-and-out on their next offensive drive, but Ray Mitchell picked up his third career pick-six with 3:45 on the clock to tie the score 28-28. South Dakota State took the lead again with 1:47 left to play when Justin Syrovatka knocked in a44-yardfieldgoaltogivethema31-28lead.Thescore ended a 1:42 drive for six plays and 44 yards for the win.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalSDSU 7 0 14 10 31UNI 0 14 0 14 28

Scoring Summary:1st 07:42 SDSU - Wieneke 8-yd reception2nd 10:54 UNI - Johnson 50-yd rush 00:40 UNI - Hill 2-yd reception3rd 08:18 SDSU - Zenner 1-yd rush 02:02 SDSU - Brown 30-yd interception4th 08:58 SDSU - Zenner 1-yd rush 04:59 UNI - Johnson 2-yd rush 03:29 UNI - Mitchell 58-yd interception 01:47 SDSU - Syrovatka 44-yd FG

Stats SDSU UNIFirst Downs 21 15Net Rushing 94 122Net Passing 223 178Plays-Total Offense 79-317 60-300Punts-Yards 6-262 6-283Kickoffs-Yards 6-293 4-247Possession 36:14 23:46

Rushing: David Johnson (9 att., 78 yds, 2 TDs), Brion Carnes (9 att., 35 yds)Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (9-14-2, 84 yds, 1 TD), Brion Carnes (11-21-1, 93 yds)Receiving: Charles Brown (5 catches, 43 yds), David Johnson (5 catches, 43 yds), Chad Owens (5 catch-es, 43 yds), Barkley Hill (1 catch, 1 TD)Tackles: Brett McMakin (14 total, 1 sack), Xavier Williams (10 total, 1 sack), Jack Farley (8 total, 1 int.), Ray Mitchell (6 total, 1 int., 1 TD)

GAME EIGHTOct. 25 | at Western Illinois

Attendance: 2,588

UNI 27

WESTERN ILLINOIS 13

MACOMB, Ill. – The University of Northern Iowa football picked up a key road win over Western Illinois, defeating its MVFC foe 27-13. David Johnson led the team on offense with 146 rushing yards and two touchdowns to break the school record in career touchdowns. Brion Carnes started at quarterback, going 19-33-0 for a ca-reer-high 239 yards and one touchdown. On the defensive side of the ball, senior lineback-er Max Busher turned in a top-performance with a season-hightying14tacklesandhisfirst-careerin-terception. Jake Farley turned in eight tackles while sophomoreD’ShawnDexterfinishedwithseven.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNI 10 10 0 7 27WIU 0 7 0 6 13

Scoring Summary:1st 11:56 UNI - Schmadeke 32-yd FG 08:14 UNI - Johnson 8-yd rush2nd 09:56 UNI - Owens 20-yd reception 04:26 UNI - Schmadeke 49-yd FG 01:17 WIU - Scott 32-yd reception4th 14:15 UNI - Johnson 17-yd rush 08:02 WIU - Mireles 44-yd reception

Stats UNI WIUFirst Downs 22 16Net Rushing 165 37Net Passing 246 310Plays-Total Offense 83-411 67-347Punts-Yards 8-273 9-405Kickoffs-Yards 6-368 3-189Possession 35:30 24:30

Rushing: David Johnson (29 att., 146 yds, 2 TDs)Passing: Brion Carnes (19-33-0, 239 yds, 1 TD)Receiving: Kevin Vereen Jr. (6 catches, 84 yds), Charles Brown (3 catches, 63 yds)Tackles: Max Busher (14 total, 1 int.), Jake Farley (8 total), D’Shawn Dexter (7 total), Brett McMakin (6 total, 1 FR), Deiondre’ Hall (5 total, 1 int.)

GAME NINENov. 1 | Illinois StateAttendance: 12,154

ILLINOIS STATE 28UNI 42

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of North-ern Iowa football team posted a 42-28 victory over No. 6-ranked Illinois State Saturday evening. The win improved UNI’s overall record to 5-4 and 3-2 in leagueplay.IllinoisStateleftwithitsfirstblemishof the season and fell to 7-1 overall and 4-1 in the MVFC. The Panthers scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including two rushing scores from senior running back David Johnson to seal the win. Johnson’s 129 yards on the ground pushed him into firstall-timeatUNIincareerrushingyardswith4,051.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalILS 7 0 7 14 28UNI 0 7 14 21 42

Scoring Summary:1st 14:48 ILS - Coprich 28-yd rush2nd 11:09 UNI - Brown 7-yd blkd punt return3rd 10:05 UNI - Vereen 28-yd reception 05:46 UNI - Johnson 31-yd rush 03:17 ILS - Coprich 8-yd rush4th 09:00 ILS - Coprich 76-yd rush 08:46 UNI - Johnson 98-yd kickoff return 04:12 UNI - Johnson 18-yd rush 02:09 ILS - O’Shaughnessy 21-yd rec. 00:50 UNI - Kilfoy 32-yd int. return

Stats ILS UNIFirst Downs 17 13Net Rushing 188 118Net Passing 127 117Plays-Total Offense 77-315 68-235Punts-Yards 12-433 11-458Kickoffs-Yards 5-305 7-424Possession 33:27 26:33

Rushing: David Johnson (29 att., 129 yds, 2 TDs)Passing: Brion Carnes (10-30-2, 117 yds, 1 TD)Receiving: Kevin Vereen Jr. (3 catches, 47 yds, 1 TD), Brett LeMaster (3 catches, 24 yds)Tackles: Jake Farley (13 total), Tim Kilfoy (10 total, 2 int., 1 TD), Max Busher (9 total, 1 int.), Xavier Williams (8 total, 1 sack), Mac O’Brien (7 total, 3.5 TFL, 1 sack)

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GAME TENNov. 8 | North Dakota State

Attendance: 14,777

NORTH DAKOTA ST 3UNI 23

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of North-ern Iowa football team downed the No. 1 North Dakota State Bison, 23-3, ending a 33-game winning streak. The Panthers improved to 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the MVFC for its second consecutive win over a top-10 opponent. The UNI defense held the Bison to just 43 yards on the ground after they were averaging 244.4 on theseason.TheBisonfinishedthegamewithonly175yardsoftotaloffenseinitsfirstlosssince2012.BrionCarnesfinishedthegame7-19-0for93yards, including 43 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. David Johnson led the team in rushing yards with 133, breaking the 1,000-yard mark on the season for the third time in his career. On defense, the Panthers were led by two players that were injured in the North Dakota State gamejustoneyearago.JakeFarleyfinishedwithateam-high nine tackles while Tim Kilfoy grabbed his third pick in two games, swinging the momentum in UNI’s favor in the second quarter.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalNDSU 0 0 3 0 3UNI 0 7 3 13 23

Scoring Summary:2nd 03:59 UNI - Carnes 6-yd rush3rd 13:41 UNI - Schmadeke 43-yd FG 02:27 NDSU - Keller 21-yd FG4th 14:55 UNI - Schmadeke 36-yd FG 09:25 UNI - Schmadeke 42-yd FG 05:04 UNI - Miller 30-yd rush

Stats NDSU UNIFirst Downs 8 16Net Rushing 43 218Net Passing 132 93Plays-Total Offense 53-175 64-311Punts-Yards 10-481 6-242Kickoffs-Yards 2-130 6-376Possession 30:41 29:19

Rushing: David Johnson (28 att., 138 yds), Brion Carnes (10 att., 43 yds, 1 TD), Darrian Miller (4 att., 40 yds, 1 TD)Passing: Brion Carnes (7-19-0, 93 yds)Receiving: David Johnson (2 catches, 36 yds)Tackles: Jake Farley (9 total), Brett McMakin (8 to-tal, 1 sack), Deiondre’ Hall (7 total), Xavier Williams (7 total, 1 sack)

GAME ELEVENNov. 15 | at Southern Illinois

Attendance: 5,589

UNI 40

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 21

CARBONDALE, Ill. – The University of Northern Iowa football team routed the Southern Illinois Salukis 40-21 Saturday, improving to 7-4 overall and 5-2 in league play.BrionCarnesfinishedthegame18-28-1for169yards and two touchdowns. David Johnson led the Panthers on the ground with 19 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns. On the defensive side of the ball, Jake Farley led both teams with 15 tackles. Brett McMakin came away with 10 tackles, including a sack and twotacklesforloss.ThePanthersalsofinishedthegame with three interceptions for 64 return yards.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNI 7 14 12 7 40SIU 0 0 7 14 21

Scoring Summary:1st 03:39 UNI - Lehman 18-yd reception2nd 08:35 UNI - Johnson 1-yd rush 02:25 UNI - Kilfoy 7-yd int. return3rd 07:12 UNI - Omli fumble recovery 04:05 SIU - Pruitt 6-yd reception 00:47 UNI - Johnson 30-yd rush4th 14:40 UNI - LeMaster 32-yd reception 09:18 SIU - Pruitt 17-yd reception 01:04 SIU - Iannotti 1-yd rush

Stats UNI SIUFirst Downs 13 24Net Rushing 115 65Net Passing 169 289Plays-Total Offense 60-284 94-354Punts-Yards 8-353 6-203Kickoffs-Yards 7-402 3-181Possession 27:45 32:15

Rushing: David Johnson (19 att., 93 yds, 2 TDs)Passing: Brion Carnes (18-28-1, 169 yds, 2 TDs)Receiving: Brett LeMaster (4 catches, 47 yds, 1 TD), Kevin Vereen Jr. (2 catches, 43 yds)Tackles: Jake Farley (15 total, 0.5 sack), Brett Mc-Makin (10 total, 1 sack, 1 BrUp, 1 QBH), Max Busher (9 total, 1 int.), Ray Mitchell (8 total, 1 int.), Tim Kilfoy (8 total, 1 int., 1 TD)

GAME TWELVENov. 22 | Missouri State

Attendance: 10,298

MISSOURI STATE 24UNI 38

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of North-ern Iowa football team picked up a 38-24 victory over the Missouri State Bears on Senior Night. UNI improved its record to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in league play. The Panthers were led by David Johnson, who finishedwithacareer-high205rushingyardsandthreetouchdowns.AllfiveofUNI’stouchdownsagainst the Bears came from rushing plays, with Darrian Miller and Chad Owens both notching touchdowns of their own. Brett McMakin led both teams with 10 tackles, including half a sack for a loss of two yards. Jake Farley added nine tackles on senior night, followed by seven from fellow senior Xavier Williams. Isaac Ales also shined for the UNI defense, posting six tackles, four of them being for a loss of 19 yards.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalMSU 7 7 7 3 24UNI 7 14 10 7 38

Scoring Summary:1st 12:57 MSU - P. Johnson 24-yd rush 02:16 UNI - D. Johnson 6-yd rush2nd 03:53 UNI - Miller 25-yd rush 00:39 MSU - P. Johnson 6-yd rush 00:00 UNI - D. Johnson 31-yd rush3rd 12:14 UNI - Schmadeke 41-yd FG 09:31 MSU - Crowder 8-yd rush 03:16 UNI - D. Johnson 9-yd rush4th 08:25 MSU - Bonani 28-yd FG 04:59 UNI - Owens 7-yd rush

Stats MSU UNIFirst Downs 19 20Net Rushing 197 272Net Passing 159 169Plays-Total Offense 69-356 63-441Punts-Yards 8-327 7-289Kickoffs-Yards 5-322 6-381Possession 31:50 28:10

Rushing: David Johnson (31 att., 205 yds, 3 TDS)Passing: Brion Carnes (11-19-0, 169 yds)Receiving: Daurice Fountain (1 catch, 35 yds), Kevin Vereen Jr. (1 catch, 35 yds), Brett LeMaster (3 catches, 33 yds)Tackles: Brett McMakin (10 total, 0.5 sack), Jake Farley (9 total), Tim Kilfoy (8 total), Xavier Williams (7 total), Isaac Ales (6 total, 4 TFL, 2 sacks)

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GAME THIRTEENNov. 29 | Stephen F. Austin

Attendance: 10, 307

STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 10UNI 44

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of North-ern Iowa football team was dominant today in the firstroundoftheDivisionIFCSPlayoffs,defeatingthe Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 44-10. UNI improved its overall record to 9-4. David Johnson led the Panthers with 23 carries for 152 rushing yards and three rushing touch-downs, also adding two catches for 84 yards and a touchdown.BrionCarnesfinishedwith205passingyardsfromfivecompletions. On the defensive side of the ball, Deiondre’ Hall finishedwithacareer-high11tacklesalongwithhis fourth interception of the season. Jake Farley added 11 tackles and two quarterback hurries while IsaacAlesfinishedwithsixtackles,onesack,oneforced fumble and a fumble recovery.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalSFA 0 7 0 3 10UNI 23 7 7 7 44

Scoring Summary:1st 14:48 UNI - Johnson 73-yd rush 12:30 UNI - Schmadeke 30-yd FG 10:55 UNI - Schmadeke 36-yd FG 06:49 UNI - Schmadeke 34-yd FG 00:37 UNI - Johnson 1-yd rush2nd 07:02 SFA - G. Johnson 32-yd rush 06:12 UNI - Johnson 70-yd reception3rd 09:11 UNI - Johnson 6-yd rush4th 10:25 UNI - Carnes 22-yd rush 06:47 SFA - Juhl 31-yd FG

Stats SFA UNIFirst Downs 14 15Net Rushing 90 248Net Passing 133 205Plays-Total Offense 72-223 63-453Punts-Yards 7-270 4-177Kickoffs-Yards 3-135 9-571Possession 31:30 28:30

Rushing: David Johnson (23 att., 152 yds, 3 TDs), Brion Carnes (6 att., 46 yds, 1 TD)Passing: Brion Carnes (5-18-0, 205 yds, 1 TD)Receiving: David Johnson (2 catches, 84 yds, 1 TD), Braden Lehman (1 catch, 58 yds)Tackles: Deiondre’ Hall (11 total, 1 int.), Jake Farley (11 total, 2 QBH), Max Busher (8 total, 1 sack), Isaac Ales (6 total, 1 sack, 3 TFL, 1 FF, 1 FR)

GAME FOURTEENDec. 6 | at Illinois State

Attendance: 5,575

UNI 21ILLINOIS STATE 41

NORMAL, Ill. – The University of Northern Iowa football team scored 21 second half points to rally against the Illinois State Redbirds, but unfortunately couldn’t close the gap, falling 41-21. UNI scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to cut the Illinois State lead to 13 points, but Illinois State was able to score off a 36-yard pass with 2:04 left in the game to seal the Redbird win.SawyerKollmorgenfinishedthegame18-31-1for234 yards and a touchdown. UNI had eight different players record catches against the Redbirds, with senior Brett LeMaster leading the way with 55 yards and a scoring play. On the defensive side of the ball, senior Jake Farley led with 13 tackles and two forced fumbles. Xavier Williams added nine tackles and Ray Mitch-ellfinishedwitheight.

QUICK STATS

Score by Quarter TotalUNI 0 0 7 14 21ILS 14 10 10 7 41

Scoring Summary:1st 11:28 ILS - Meredith 6-yd reception 08:16 ILS - Coprich 1-yd rush2nd 14:13 ILS - Meredith 2-yd receptions 00:00 ILS - Aussieker 45-yd FG3rd 09:50 UNI - Kollmorgen 3-yd rush 07:08 ILS - Aussieker 39-yd FG 03:51 ILS - O’Shaughnessy 26-yd reception4th 11:57 UNI - Johnson 2-yd rush 11:23 UNI - LeMaster 20-yd reception 02:04 ILS - O’Shaughnessy 36-yd reception

Stats UNI ILSFirst Downs 16 27Net Rushing 65 182Net Passing 270 382Plays-Total Offense 69-335 75-564Punts-Yards 6-226 2-46Kickoffs-Yards 4-229 7-397Possession 24:30 35:30

Rushing: David Johnson (18 att., 48 yds, 1 TD))Passing: Sawyer Kollmorgen (18-31-0, 234 yds, 1 TD), Brion Cares (4-12-0, 36 yds)Receiving: Charles Brown (2 catches, 77 yds), Brett LeMaster (4 catches, 55 yds, 1 TD)Tackles: Jake Farley (13 total, 2 FF), Xavier Williams (9 total, 2.0 TFL), Ray Mitchell (8 total)

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