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Football Archives 2001 |
- 2001 Schedules - Standings - Results
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2001 Standings
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DAC
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Overall
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University
of Mary
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9-0
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9-1
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Valley
City State
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8-1
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9-2
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Huron
University
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7-2
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7-3
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Dickinson
State
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6-3
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6-4
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Jamestown
College
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5-4
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5-5
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Minot
State
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4-5
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4-6
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Black
Hills State
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2-7
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3-7
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South
Dakota Tech
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2-7
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2-8
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Dakota
State
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2-7
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2-8
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Mayville
State
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0-9
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0-10
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- Note - All times are local.
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- Sept. 1
- Hastings, NE def. @ Huron 20-13
- @ MSU-Northern def. Dickinson State 35-33
- Northwestern, IA def. @ Jamestown 28-27 (ot)
- Bemidji State def. @ Minot State 39-20
- @ Valley City State def. Minnesota-Morris 45-0
- @ Sioux Falls def. Dakota State 48-14
- @ Concordia-St. Paul def. Mayville State 42-0
- Colorado Mines def. @ SD Tech 52-27
- @ Black Hills State def. Dakota Wesleyan 35-28
- U-Mary - Open
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- Sept. 8
- U-Mary def. @ Black Hills State 33-3
- @ Dickinson State def. SD Tech 32-2
- @ Valley City State def. Minot State 42-0
- @ Huron def. Mayville State 24-14
- @ Jamestown def. Dakota State 39-34
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- Sept. 15
- Jamestown def. @ SD Tech 28-21
- @ Minot State def. Black Hills State 44-20
- Dickinson State def. @ Mayville State 44-14
- Valley City State def. @ Dakota State 33-0
- @ U-Mary def. Huron 42-3
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- Sept. 22
- U-Mary def. @ Mayville State 49-0
- @ Huron def. SD Tech 38-12
- @ Jamestown def. Minot State 40-18
- Valley City State def. @ Black Hills State 21-7
- @ Dickinson State def. Dakota State 45-21
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- Sept. 29
- @ Valley City State def. Jamestown 33-14
- @ Dakota State def. Black Hills State 32-23
- @ U-Mary def. Dickinson State 27-26 (ot)
- @ SD Tech def. Mayville State 38-14
- Huron def. @ Minot State 25-22
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- Oct. 6
- @ U-Mary def. SD Tech 42-0
- Dickinson State def. @ Black Hills State 36-35
- Minot State def. @ Dakota State 42-18
- @ Jamestown def. Mayville State 19-14
- @ Valley City State def. Huron 31-0
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- Oct. 13
- U-Mary def. @ Minot State 43-38
- @ Huron def. Jamestown 28-21
- Black Hills State def. @ Mayville State 30-22
- Valley City State def. @ Dickinson State 23-20
- @ SD Tech def. Dakota State 44-21
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- Oct. 20
- @ U-Mary def. Jamestown 28-27 (ot)
- @ Black Hills State def. SD Tech 30-17
- @ Dickinson State def. Minot State 35-34
- Valley City State def. @ Mayville State 35-14
- Huron def. @ Dakota State 37-17
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- Oct. 27
- U-Mary def. @ Dakota State 20-17 (2 ot)
- @ Jamestown def. Black Hills State 27-13
- @ Valley City State def. SD Tech 51-13
- @ Huron def. Dickinson State 40-21
- @ Minot State def. Mayville State 38-7
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- Nov. 3
- @ Dickinson State def. Jamestown 34-28
- Minot State def. @ SD Tech 51-23
- @ U-Mary def. Valley City State 40-8
- Huron def. @ Black Hills State 52-14
- Dakota State def. @ Mayville State 34-15
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- Nov. 17
- 1st Round - NAIA Playoffs
- #5 Sioux Falls, SD def. @ #2 University of Mary 27-21 (ot)
- @ #4 Carroll College, MT def. #12 Valley City State 45-27
- Players of the
Week
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- For November 3, 2001:
- Offensive: Nick Walker, Dickinson State, 6-2, 201, Jr, QB, Hometown:
Missoula, MT
- Walker hit 14 of 27 passes for 270 yards, 3 touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed
10 times for 41 yards as Dickinson State wrapped up their season with a 34-28 win over
Jamestown College. In the game, Walker set school records for single season passing
yardage (2006), completions (137) and pass attempts (223). He also finished the year
with 24 TD passes, which is second best in DiSU history.
- Defensive: Chris Murdock, University of Mary, 6-1, 210, So, DB,
Hometown: Billings, MT
- Murdock returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown as the Marauders captured the
Dakota Athletic Conference championship and an automatic berth into the NAIA playoffs with
a 40-8 triumph over Valley City State. Along with the interception, Murdock also had
5 solo tackles, 5 assists, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 pass break-ups.
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- For October 27, 2001:
- Offensive: Jeremy Peschel, Valley City State, 6-0, 195, Sr, QB,
Hometown: Wahpeton, ND
- Peschel accounted for 293 yards total offense and 4 touchdowns in just one half of
play in the Vikings 51-13 win over South Dakota Tech. He completed 9 of 16
passes for 201 yards and 3 touchdowns and also rushed 3 times for 82 yards and a score.
His TD passes were from 5, 26 and 20 yards and his scoring run was from 49 yards.
In the triumph, Peschel became VCSU's career total offense leader with 7,738 toal
yards.
- Defensive: Brent Miller, Valley City State, 6-0, 245, Sr, DL, Hometown
Fargo, ND
- Miller had 3 quarterback sacks and 4 tackles for a loss of 27 yards as the third ranked
Vikings remained unbeaten with a 51-13 win over South Dakota Tech. Miller also had 6
solo tackles and 5 assists.
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- For October 20, 2001:
- Offensive: Nick Walker, Dickinson State, 6-2, 201, Jr, QB, Hometown:
Missoula, MT
- Walker set a school record for touchdown passes in a game with five as the Blue Hawks
rallied to defeat Minot State 35-34. The previous record of four was shared by
Walker with three others. In the contest, he completed 11 of 21 passes for 253
yards, five TD's and no interceptions and also carried the ball 12 times for 19 yards.
- Defensive: Blake Seeds, Black Hills State, 6-4, 285, DT, Hometown: New
Castle, WY
- Seeds had three tackles for a loss of 14 yards and one quarterback sack for a minus-six
yards in the Yellowjackets 30-17 triumph over South Dakota Tech. He also had four
solo tackles and four assists in the game.
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- For October 13, 2001
- Offensive: Josh Gerik, Black Hills State, 6-4, 200, So, QB, Hometown:
Big Piney, WY
- Gerik passed for 355 yards and three touchdowns in the Yellowjackets 30-22 win over
Mayville State. He completed 25 of 45 with just one interception.
- Defensive: John Fleener, Jamestown College, 6-0, 235, Jr, LB, Hometown:
Ventura, CA
- Fleener led the Jimmies in tackles in a 28-21 setback to Huron University. He had
six solo tackles, 10 assists, one quarterback sack, one tackle for a loss and a pass
breakup.
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- For October 6, 2001:
- Offensive: Derek Trudell, Minot State, 6-1, 214, Jr, RB, Hometown:
Sidney, MT
- Trudell accounted for 308 yards and three touchdowns in the Beavers 42-18 win over
Dakota State. He had 227 yards rushing on 35 carries and two touchdowns and added
six receptions for 81 yards and a TD.
- Defensive: Coly Rush, Dickinson State, 6-3, 215, So, DE, Hometown: Wolf
Point, MT
- Rush recorded three sacks for a minus-28 yards and four tackles for a loss of minus-29
yards in the Blue Hawks 36-35 triumph over Black Hills State. He also had two solo
tackles, two assists, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.
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- For September 29, 2001:
- Offensive: Tom Nielsen, Dakota State, 6-6, 225, Fr, QB, Hometown:
Madison, SD
- Nielsen came off the bench to lead the Trojans to a 32-23 win over Black Hills State.
He completed 21 of 42 passes for 310 yards, three touchdowns and one interception
and added 9 yards on eight carries and two scores on the ground. Nielsen connected
with seven different receivers and sealed the victory with a 70 yard scoring strike.
- Defensive: Justin Russotti, University of Mary, 5-10, 205, Jr, LB,
Hometown: Sebastopol, CA
- Russotti had five solo tackles, ten assists, one quarterback sack and two tackles for a
loss in helping the Marauders stay unbeaten with a 27-26 overtime win over Dickinson
State.
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- For September 22, 2001:
- Offensive: Adam LeGette, Jamestown College, 6-0, 225, Sr, RB, Hometown:
Woodriver, IL
- LeGette rushed for 178 yards on 29 carries and scored two fourth quarter touchdowns as
the Jimmies defeated Minot State 40-18. The 178 yards and 29 carries were both
season highs.
- Defensive: Mikkey White, Jamestown College, 6-0, 180, Jr, DB, Hometown:
Jamestown, ND
- White had three solo tackles, two assistsw, one interception, a fumble recovery and one
pass break-up in the Jimmis 40-18 triumph over Minot State. His interception came in
the first quarter and led to a touchdown and his fumble reocovery led to a fourth quarter
Jimmies' score.
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- For September 15, 2001:
- Offensive: Nick Walker, Dickinson State, 6-2, 201, Jr, QB, Hometown:
Missoula, MT
- Walker accounted for 230 of the Blue Hawks 507 yards of total offense as DSU topped
Mayville State, 44-14. He completed ten of eleven passes for 131 yards, three TD's
and no interceptions and also rushed eight times for 99 yards and a score.
- Defensive: Dallas Stuker, University of Mary, 5-8, 170, Jr, DB,
Hometown: Helena, MT
- Stucker intercepted two passes in the Marauders 42-3 triumph over Huron University.
He also had one solo tackle, three assists, one pass breakup and had 43 return
yards on his two interceptions.
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- For September 8, 2001:
- Offensive: Mark Fabian, Valley City State, 6-3, 210, So, QB, Hometown:
Roseau, MN
- Fabian entered the game in the second quarter and accounted for 236 yards and five
touchdowns in the Vikings 42-to-0 triumph over Minot State. He connected on 11 of 20
passes for 192 yards, five touchdowns, one interception and added another 44 yards on the
ground on four carries. Fabian's five touchdown passes tied a Valley City State
record set last season by Jeremy Peschel.
- Defensive: Josh Ermer, Jamestown College, 6-0, 185, Jr, DB, Hometown:
Garrison, ND
- Ermer stopped three Dakota State drives with interceptions deep in Jimmie territory in a
39-to-34 Jamestown College triumph. He also had two solo tackles, one assist, one
tackle for a loss and five pass breakups.
-
- For September 1, 2001:
- Offensive: Davin Leier, Jamestown College, 6-4, 210, Sr, QB, Hometown:
Esmond, ND
- Leier accounted for 299 yards of offense and four touchdowns as the Jimmies fell to
third ranked Northwestern, Iowa, 28-to-27 in overtime. Leier was 11 of 22 passing
with three touchdowns, no interceptions and 231 yards and added 68 yards on 17 carries and
a touchdown on the ground.
- Defensive: Kurt Jensen, Black Hills State, 6-3, 225, Sr, DE, Hometown:
Pollock, SD
- Jensen had three sacks for a minus-17 yards in the Yellowjackets 35-to-28 season opening
victory over Dakota Wesleyan, SD. He also had six solo tackles and three assists.
- DAC statistics as
of 11/18/2001
- Final stat report for 2001 - stats for the University
Mary & Valley City State include playoffs.
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Team
Stats
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Scoring Offense
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Games
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Points
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PPG
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|
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University
of Mary (Mary)
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10
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345
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34.50
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Dickinson
State (DiSU)
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10
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326
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32.60
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Valley
City State (VCSU)
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11
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349
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31.73
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Minot
State (MiSU)
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10
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307
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30.70
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Jamestown
College (JC)
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10
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270
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27.00
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Huron
University (Huron)
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10
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261
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26.10
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Dakota
State (DaSU)
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10
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208
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20.80
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Black
Hills State (BHSU)
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10
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207
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20.70
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South
Dakota Tech (SDT)
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10
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197
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19.70
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Mayville
State (MaSU)
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10
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114
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11.40
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Total Offense
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Games
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Plays
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Rushing
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Passing
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Total Yds
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Yds/G
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Dickinson
State
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10
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744
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2301
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2049
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4350
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435.00
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Minot
State
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10
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681
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1532
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2497
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4029
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402.90
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Jamestown
College
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10
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712
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3015
|
956
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3971
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397.10
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University
of Mary
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10
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663
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2232
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1645
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3877
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387.70
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Valley
City State
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11
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707
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1669
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2555
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4224
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384.00
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Huron
University
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10
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704
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2146
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1673
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3819
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381.90
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Dakota
State
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10
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696
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1179
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2382
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3561
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356.10
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Black
Hills State
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10
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790
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748
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2390
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3138
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313.80
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South
Dakota Tech
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10
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639
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1153
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1810
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2963
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296.30
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|
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Mayville
State
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10
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684
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654
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1587
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2241
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224.10
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Rushing Offense
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Games
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Attempts
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Yards
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Yds/Carry
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TDs
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Yds/G
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Jamestown
College
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10
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564
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3015
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5.35
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33
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301.50
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Dickinson
State
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10
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515
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2301
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4.47
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19
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230.10
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University
of Mary
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10
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451
|
2232
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4.95
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29
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223.20
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Huron
University
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10
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408
|
2146
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5.26
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20
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214.60
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|
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Minot
State
|
10
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337
|
1532
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4.55
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19
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153.20
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|
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Valley
City State
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11
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372
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1669
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4.49
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19
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151.73
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Dakota
State
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10
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363
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1179
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3.25
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8
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117.90
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South
Dakota Tech
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10
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361
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1153
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3.19
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9
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115.30
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Black
Hills State
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10
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350
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748
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2.14
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13
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74.80
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Mayville
State
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10
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328
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654
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1.99
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4
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65.40
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Passing Offense
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Games
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Comp
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Attempts
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Int
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Percent
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Yards
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TDs
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Yds/G
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Minot
State
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10
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161
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344
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8
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46.80%
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2497
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20
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249.70
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Black
Hills State
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10
|
234
|
440
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19
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53.18%
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2390
|
15
|
239.00
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Dakota
State
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10
|
158
|
332
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17
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47.59%
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2382
|
19
|
238.20
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Valley
City State
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11
|
202
|
335
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7
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60.30%
|
2555
|
30
|
232.27
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Dickinson
State
|
10
|
140
|
229
|
4
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61.14%
|
2049
|
24
|
204.90
|
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South
Dakota Tech
|
10
|
154
|
278
|
16
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55.40%
|
1810
|
13
|
181.00
|
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Huron
University
|
10
|
133
|
251
|
10
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52.99%
|
1673
|
14
|
167.30
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University
of Mary
|
10
|
112
|
212
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8
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52.83%
|
1645
|
16
|
164.50
|
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Mayville
State
|
10
|
147
|
366
|
20
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40.16%
|
1587
|
12
|
158.70
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Jamestown
College
|
10
|
65
|
148
|
11
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43.92%
|
956
|
6
|
95.60
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Scoring Defense
|
Games
|
Points
|
PPG
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Valley
City State
|
11
|
153
|
13.91
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
University
of Mary
|
10
|
143
|
14.30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Huron
University
|
10
|
214
|
21.40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jamestown
College
|
10
|
251
|
25.10
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dickinson
State
|
10
|
259
|
25.90
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minot
State
|
10
|
292
|
29.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Black
Hills State
|
10
|
306
|
30.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dakota
State
|
10
|
346
|
34.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mayville
State
|
10
|
353
|
35.30
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South
Dakota Tech
|
10
|
356
|
35.60
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Defense
|
Games
|
Plays
|
Rushing
|
Passing
|
Total Yds
|
Yds/G
|
|
|
|
Valley
City State
|
11
|
707
|
1348
|
1473
|
2821
|
256.45
|
|
|
|
Huron
University
|
10
|
686
|
1323
|
1637
|
2960
|
296.00
|
|
|
|
University
of Mary
|
10
|
672
|
1173
|
1827
|
3000
|
300.00
|
|
|
|
Dickinson
State
|
10
|
648
|
1304
|
2094
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