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SMSU FOOTBALL: SMSU to honor seniors against Northern State

Independent file photo SMSU’s Jon Dicke tries to tackle Minnesota Crookston’s Jalin Scott during their Oct. 6 game. The Mustangs return home to face Northern State University today.

MARSHALL – Southwest Minnesota State University (3-4, 1-3 NSIC South) plays its fourth and final NSIC North Division opponent today, facing Northern State University (2-5, 1-3 NSIC North) starting at 5 p.m. at Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center.

•SMSU, which had its three-game winning streak snapped last week at No. 6 Minnesota Duluth, has lost three of its four games this season to nationally ranked teams.

•NSU is coming off a 42-21 home loss to Augustana last Saturday. The game was tied at 21 midway through the fourth quarter.

•Today’s game features two of the top four passing quarterbacks in the NSIC.

SENIOR

RECOGNITION NIGHT

•Despite two more home games remaining on the schedule, the SMSU football program will have “Senior Recognition Night” tonight and will recognize its 18 seniors in a ceremony prior to kick off.

•The seniors to be honored include: Hayden Acker, Hunter Cushman, Ricky Davis, Jon Dicke, Blake Gimbel, Je’Darien Jackson-Hanchett, Lukas Johnson, Paul Johnson, Carter Kirk, Rejean Macon, Alex Ney, Shane Ratkovich, Noah Sander, Tad Steffensen, Chance Steward, Nate Van Asperen, Hudson Walton, Austin Wells, Connor Wilkie.

Broadcasts

Radio Broadcast:

105.1 FM KARL

Internet Radio:

marshallradio.net

Internet Video Broadcast:

SMSUmustangs.com/

watchnow

Live Statistics:

SMSUmustangs.com

OPENING

DRIVE TIDBITS

•SMSU has forced a combined 13 turnovers in the last four games.

•SMSU ranks sixth in Division II with five blocked kicks this season, including a combined three blocked field goals the last two weeks.

•SMSU recorded six sacks in last week’s loss at UMD. UMD entered the game allowing just five total sacks all season. It was the first time SMSU had six sacks in a game since 2013.

•Junior safety Peyton Sanders set a career-high with nine tackles with one sack last week at UMD.

•Junior wide receiver Daniel Davis has three 100-yard receiving games in the last five weeks. He caught a season-high 11 passes last week at UMD.

•Davis ranks sixth in Division II with nine touchdown receptions, 11th in receptions per game (6.7) and 18th in receiving yards (662).

•Davis ranks third in the NSIC in receptions, fourth in receiving yards and fourth in all purpose yards.

•SMSU rushed for a season-high 256 yards in the win over Minnesota Crookston two weeks ago.

•Junior Max Simmons (1,800) needs three more rushing yards to move into 10th place on the school’s all-time rushing list. He is 97 yards shy of moving to seventh all-time.

•Simmons has nine career 100-yard rushing games.

•Senior Blake Gimbel recorded his 10th career 300-yard passing game three weeks ago at UMary.

•Gimbel needs 30 more passing yards to reach 9,000 in his career.

•Gimbel ranks first in team history with 830 completions surpassing Josh Shudlick’s (2005-08) school record of 769. Gimbel set the record in SMSU’s road win over UMary on Sept. 29.

•Gimbel ranks sixth in Division II in completions per game (24.2) and is 16th in passing yards (1,821).

•Senior linebacker Shane Ratkovich has led the team in tackles in five games this fall. He has a team-high 68 tackles and ranks second in the NSIC and 38th in Division II with 9.7 tackles per game.

•Junior cornerback Cory Hollowell ranks 19th in Division II in passes defended with 1.6 per game.

MUSTANG

DEFENSE FORCING TURNOVERS

•SMSU has forced three or more turnovers in four of seven games this season, including five in a week two loss to Wayne State and six in a win over Minnesota Crookston in week six.

•SMSU has forced 18 total turnovers which ranks seventh in Division II.

•SMSU forced 22 turnovers last season and recorded at least one in 10 of 11 games.

ABOUT

NORTHERN STATE

•NSU, 2-5 overall, 1-3 NSIC North, is coming off a 42-21 home loss to Augustana last Saturday afternoon. The game was tied at 21 midway through the fourth quarter before the Vikings pulled away with three straight touchdowns.

•Sophomore quarterback Hunter Trautman has completed 139 of 252 pass attempts for 1,755 yards with 17 touchdowns and six interceptions. He is also second on the squad with 183 rushing yards on 91 carries.

•Senior running back Chaka Kelly has rushed for a 414 yards and three touchdowns on 127 carries.

•Freshman wide receiver Dakota Larson has caught a team-high 40 passes for 702 yards and six touchdowns. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Jacob Streit has 34 receptions for 421 yards and four touchdowns.

•Senior linebacker Noah MacPherson has racked up 59 tackles, including six for loss and three sacks to pace the Wolves defense.

•Tom Dosch is in his ninth season as head coach with a record of 45-50. The 2014 NSIC Coach of the Year, he has led the Wolves to four straight winning seasons, including back-to-back 6-1 marks in NSIC North play in 2014 and 2015. He was the head coach at Jamestown (N.D.) from 2004-2007, finishing with a record of 25-17 with two NAIA playoff appearances.

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