| |
Date |
Opponent |
|
Score |
|
Attend |
|
Site |
Notes |
|
9/11/1976 |
at Northern Michigan |
L |
9-14 |
|
8046 |
|
Marquette, MI |
|
|
9/18/1976 |
at Montana State |
L |
7-34 |
|
2300 |
|
Bozeman, MT |
|
| * |
9/25/1976 |
MORNINGSIDE |
W |
16-7 |
|
7200 |
|
Fargo, ND |
|
| * |
10/2/1976 |
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE |
W |
13-0 |
|
9400 |
|
Fargo, ND |
Homecoming |
|
10/9/1976 |
ST. NORBERT |
W |
62-29 |
|
2200 |
|
Fargo, ND |
|
| * |
10/16/1976 |
AUGUSTANA (SD) |
W |
21-0 |
|
2600 |
|
Fargo, ND |
|
| * |
10/23/1976 |
at North Dakota |
W |
22-15 |
|
13400 |
|
Grand Forks, ND |
|
| * |
10/30/1976 |
at South Dakota |
W |
24-0 |
|
3500 |
|
Vermillion, SD |
|
|
11/6/1976 |
NORTHERN COLORADO |
W |
24-0 |
|
3850 |
|
Fargo, ND |
Harvest Bowl |
| * |
11/13/1976 |
at Northern Iowa |
W |
10-9 |
|
15100 |
|
Cedar Falls, IA |
|
| p |
11/27/1976 |
at Eastern Kentucky |
W |
10-7 |
|
3360 |
|
Richmond, KY |
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal |
| p |
12/4/1976 |
MONTANA STATE |
L |
3-10 |
|
6100 |
|
Fargo, ND |
Grantland Rice Bowl |
*North Central Conference games
Overall: 9-3
Conference: 6-0
Home: 5-1
Away: 4-2
Neutral: 0-0
| Rushing |
g |
att |
gain |
loss |
net |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Ross Baglien |
10 |
127 |
638 |
25 |
613 |
4.8 |
7 |
73 |
61.3 |
| Paul Larson |
10 |
103 |
541 |
16 |
525 |
5.1 |
2 |
54 |
52.5 |
| Dave Roby |
8 |
88 |
460 |
9 |
451 |
5.1 |
1 |
24 |
56.4 |
| Steve Campbell |
7 |
137 |
516 |
115 |
401 |
2.9 |
6 |
47 |
57.3 |
| Gordy Sprattler |
9 |
37 |
199 |
10 |
189 |
5.1 |
1 |
63 |
21.0 |
| Mike McTague |
10 |
29 |
102 |
48 |
54 |
1.9 |
0 |
16 |
5.4 |
| Terry Richert |
4 |
13 |
49 |
2 |
47 |
3.6 |
0 |
14 |
11.8 |
| Aaron Jones |
6 |
12 |
40 |
1 |
39 |
3.2 |
1 |
9 |
6.5 |
| Mark Rudrud |
6 |
24 |
66 |
32 |
34 |
1.4 |
1 |
17 |
5.7 |
| Randy Thiele |
5 |
40 |
88 |
56 |
32 |
0.8 |
0 |
11 |
6.4 |
| Pat Trueman |
2 |
5 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
3.8 |
0 |
6 |
9.5 |
| Dan Schneibel |
10 |
3 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
5.3 |
0 |
8 |
1.6 |
| Lane Brettingen |
7 |
3 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
4.0 |
0 |
3 |
1.7 |
| Jim Baudry |
1 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
6 |
6.0 |
| Mike Soukup |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
621 |
2749 |
339 |
2410 |
3.9 |
19 |
73 |
241.0 |
| Opp totals |
10 |
380 |
1277 |
286 |
991 |
2.6 |
6 |
0 |
99.1 |
| Passing |
g |
comp-att-int |
pct |
yds |
td |
long |
avg/g |
effic |
| Steve Campbell |
7 |
36-75-5 |
48.0 |
558 |
4 |
70 |
79.7 |
114.76 |
| Randy Thiele |
5 |
17-27-7 |
63.0 |
211 |
2 |
40 |
42.2 |
101.20 |
| Mike McTague |
10 |
10-20-0 |
50.0 |
156 |
1 |
48 |
15.6 |
132.02 |
| Mark Rudrud |
6 |
4-12-2 |
33.3 |
43 |
1 |
14 |
7.2 |
57.60 |
| Paul Larson |
10 |
0-2-2 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
-200.00 |
| Ross Baglien |
10 |
0-2-0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
| Team totals |
10 |
66-140-16 |
47.1 |
968 |
8 |
70 |
96.8 |
101.22 |
| Opp totals |
10 |
106-237-25 |
44.7 |
1336 |
8 |
0 |
133.6 |
82.12 |
| Receiving |
g |
no. |
yds |
avg |
td |
long |
avg/g |
| Bill Nutton |
0 |
22 |
427 |
19.4 |
3 |
70 |
0.0 |
| Dan Schneibel |
10 |
12 |
124 |
10.3 |
1 |
19 |
12.4 |
| Dave Roby |
8 |
5 |
62 |
12.4 |
1 |
23 |
7.8 |
| Paul Larson |
10 |
5 |
44 |
8.8 |
0 |
11 |
4.4 |
| Brian Kraabel |
0 |
4 |
65 |
16.2 |
0 |
40 |
0.0 |
| Lane Brettingen |
7 |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
0 |
16 |
6.3 |
| Mike McTague |
10 |
3 |
58 |
19.3 |
1 |
36 |
5.8 |
| JP Brescacin |
0 |
3 |
44 |
14.7 |
1 |
22 |
0.0 |
| S.VandeVoort |
0 |
3 |
44 |
14.7 |
0 |
23 |
0.0 |
| Bill Dancer |
0 |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
0 |
16 |
0.0 |
| Mark Larson |
0 |
1 |
14 |
14.0 |
1 |
14 |
0.0 |
| Gary Larson |
0 |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
9 |
0.0 |
| Ross Baglien |
10 |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
3 |
0.3 |
| Team totals |
10 |
66 |
968 |
14.7 |
8 |
70 |
96.8 |
| Opp totals |
10 |
106 |
1336 |
12.6 |
8 |
0 |
133.6 |
| Scoring |
g |
td |
fg |
k-pat |
2xp |
dxp |
saf |
pts |
| Ross Baglien |
10 |
7 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
| Mike McTague |
10 |
1 |
5-10 |
20-23 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41 |
| Steve Campbell |
7 |
6 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
| Bill Nutton |
0 |
3 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
| Paul Larson |
10 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Dave Roby |
8 |
2 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
| Aaron Jones |
6 |
1 |
0-0 |
2-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
| JP Brescacin |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Dan Schneibel |
10 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Mark Rudrud |
6 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Mark Larson |
0 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Gordy Sprattler |
9 |
1 |
0-0 |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Team totals |
10 |
27 |
5-11 |
23-26 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
202 |
| Opp totals |
10 |
14 |
3-8 |
11-11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
104 |
| Total offense |
g |
rush |
pass |
total |
avg/g |
| Steve Campbell |
7 |
401 |
558 |
959 |
137.0 |
| Ross Baglien |
10 |
613 |
0 |
613 |
61.3 |
| Paul Larson |
10 |
525 |
0 |
525 |
52.5 |
| Dave Roby |
8 |
451 |
0 |
451 |
56.4 |
| Randy Thiele |
5 |
32 |
211 |
243 |
48.6 |
| Mike McTague |
10 |
54 |
156 |
210 |
21.0 |
| Gordy Sprattler |
9 |
189 |
0 |
189 |
21.0 |
| Mark Rudrud |
6 |
34 |
43 |
77 |
12.8 |
| Terry Richert |
4 |
47 |
0 |
47 |
11.8 |
| Aaron Jones |
6 |
39 |
0 |
39 |
6.5 |
| Pat Trueman |
2 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
9.5 |
| Dan Schneibel |
10 |
16 |
0 |
16 |
1.6 |
| Lane Brettingen |
7 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
1.7 |
| Jim Baudry |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
6.0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
2410 |
968 |
3378 |
337.8 |
| Opp totals |
10 |
991 |
1336 |
2327 |
232.7 |
| Punt returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Chuck Rodgers |
10 |
48 |
0 |
16 |
4.8 |
| Al Soukup |
6 |
46 |
0 |
46 |
7.7 |
| Ross Baglien |
5 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
1.4 |
| Team totals |
22 |
199 |
0 |
46 |
9.0 |
| Opp totals |
23 |
101 |
0 |
0 |
4.4 |
| Kick returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Ross Baglien |
10 |
174 |
0 |
30 |
17.4 |
| Chuck Rodgers |
7 |
114 |
0 |
24 |
16.3 |
| Terry Richert |
3 |
62 |
0 |
24 |
20.7 |
| Al Soukup |
2 |
60 |
0 |
38 |
30.0 |
| Aaron Jones |
2 |
25 |
0 |
15 |
12.5 |
| Greg Krueger |
2 |
22 |
0 |
12 |
11.0 |
| Perry Kozlowski |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
27 |
457 |
0 |
38 |
16.9 |
| Opp totals |
34 |
689 |
0 |
0 |
20.3 |
| Interceptions |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Kevin Krebsbach |
6 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0.8 |
| Rick Budde |
5 |
25 |
0 |
7 |
0.2 |
| Perry Kozlowski |
4 |
48 |
0 |
26 |
0.1 |
| Paul Newell |
3 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
0.5 |
| Mark Zelinski |
2 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0.5 |
| Chuck Rodgers |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jerry Rosburg |
1 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0.1 |
| Mike Soukup |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Al Soukup |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
25 |
102 |
0 |
26 |
0.2 |
| Opp totals |
16 |
172 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
| Fumble returns |
no. |
yards |
td |
long |
avg |
| Team totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Opp totals |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| All purpose |
g |
rush |
rcv |
pr |
kr |
ir |
total |
avg/g |
| Ross Baglien |
10 |
613 |
3 |
7 |
174 |
0 |
797 |
79.7 |
| Paul Larson |
10 |
525 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
569 |
56.9 |
| Dave Roby |
8 |
451 |
62 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
513 |
64.1 |
| Bill Nutton |
0 |
0 |
427 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
427 |
0.0 |
| Steve Campbell |
7 |
401 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
401 |
57.3 |
| Gordy Sprattler |
9 |
189 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
189 |
21.0 |
| Chuck Rodgers |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
114 |
0 |
162 |
0.0 |
| Dan Schneibel |
10 |
16 |
124 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
140 |
14.0 |
| Mike McTague |
10 |
54 |
58 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
112 |
11.2 |
| Terry Richert |
4 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
0 |
109 |
27.2 |
| Al Soukup |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46 |
60 |
0 |
106 |
0.0 |
| Brian Kraabel |
0 |
0 |
65 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
65 |
0.0 |
| Aaron Jones |
6 |
39 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
0 |
64 |
10.7 |
| Lane Brettingen |
7 |
12 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
8.0 |
| Perry Kozlowski |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
48 |
0.0 |
| S.VandeVoort |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0.0 |
| JP Brescacin |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0.0 |
| Mark Rudrud |
6 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
5.7 |
| Randy Thiele |
5 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
6.4 |
| Bill Dancer |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0.0 |
| Rick Budde |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
0.0 |
| Greg Krueger |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
0.0 |
| Pat Trueman |
2 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
9.5 |
| Mark Larson |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0.0 |
| Jerry Rosburg |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
11 |
0.0 |
| Gary Larson |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0.0 |
| Kevin Krebsbach |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
0.0 |
| Paul Newell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6 |
0.0 |
| Jim Baudry |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
6.0 |
| Mark Zelinski |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
10 |
2410 |
968 |
199 |
457 |
102 |
4136 |
413.6 |
| Opp totals |
10 |
991 |
1336 |
101 |
689 |
172 |
3289 |
328.9 |
| Punting |
no. |
yds |
avg |
lg |
tb |
fc |
i20 |
50+ |
blk |
| Brian Kraabel |
45 |
1819 |
40.4 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mike McTague |
11 |
398 |
36.2 |
56 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
57 |
2218 |
38.9 |
61 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Opp totals |
71 |
2491 |
35.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Field goals |
made |
att |
pct |
long |
blkd |
| Mike McTague |
5 |
10 |
50.0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team totals |
5 |
11 |
45.5 |
0 |
0 |
| Opp totals |
3 |
8 |
37.5 |
0 |
0 |
| Defensive Statistics |
g |
ua |
a |
tot |
tfl-yds |
sack-yds |
int-yds |
brup |
qbh |
fr-yds |
ff |
blk |
saf |
| Jerry Rosburg |
0 |
22 |
98 |
120 |
9.5 - 16 |
1.0 - 3 |
1 - 11 |
10 |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Rick Budde |
0 |
19 |
82 |
101 |
3.5 - 6 |
1.5 - 3 |
5 - 25 |
5 |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Mark Zelinski |
0 |
16 |
79 |
95 |
5.5 - 12 |
1.5 - 9 |
2 - 4 |
8 |
- |
2 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Tim Jeske |
0 |
15 |
76 |
91 |
11.0 - 45 |
6.5 - 36 |
- |
5 |
- |
2 - 0 |
4 |
2 |
- |
| Don Meyer |
0 |
28 |
58 |
86 |
23.5 - 80 |
10.0 - 44 |
- |
12 |
- |
3 - 0 |
3 |
1 |
- |
| Perry Kozlowski |
0 |
14 |
47 |
61 |
- |
- |
4 - 48 |
6 |
- |
1 - 0 |
3 |
- |
- |
| G.Scarborough |
0 |
17 |
37 |
54 |
14.5 - 61 |
6.5 - 31 |
- |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Paul Newell |
0 |
16 |
34 |
50 |
- |
- |
3 - 6 |
4 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Clem Clooten |
0 |
15 |
33 |
48 |
5.5 - 22 |
1.5 - 13 |
- |
4 |
- |
2 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
| Kevin Krebsbach |
0 |
10 |
21 |
31 |
0.5 - 1 |
0.5 - 1 |
6 - 8 |
9 |
- |
2 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Al Soukup |
0 |
16 |
6 |
22 |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Don Hutson |
0 |
5 |
15 |
20 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 - 0 |
1 |
- |
- |
| Bret Halle |
0 |
6 |
12 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Chuck Rodgers |
0 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
0.5 - 0 |
- |
2 - 0 |
8 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| F.Heffelfinger |
0 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
1.0 - 8 |
1.0 - 8 |
- |
1 |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Mark Miller |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Russ Shroyer |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
| Mike Soukup |
4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Greg Krueger |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Paul Larson |
10 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Jeff Schale |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1.0 - 4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Curt Mosher |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 - 0 |
- |
- |
- |
| Jim Harding |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Jon Walter |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Mark Smith |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Pat Trueman |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Gordy Sprattler |
9 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
| Mark Heysse |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ward Arntson |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tom Rausch |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 - 10 |
1.0 - 10 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Aaron Jones |
6 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Lew Curry |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Ron Joseph |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Rick Lavoy |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Brad Pearson |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tom Meyer |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Robert Spaeth |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Tom Langdon |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Dirk Kroeze |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Jay Klein |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Larry Eppard |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Robert Meier |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Robert Yates |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Team totals |
10 |
205 |
611 |
816 |
73.0 - 265 |
29.0 - 158 |
25 - 102 |
91 |
- |
18 - 0 |
22 |
4 |
- |
| Opp totals |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
- |
16 - 172 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Team statistics |
Team totals |
Opponent |
| 1st downs rushing |
105 |
46 |
| 1st downs passing |
43 |
63 |
| 1st downs penalty |
7 |
9 |
| 1st downs total |
155 |
118 |
| Penalties against |
68 |
56 |
| Penalty yards |
642 |
546 |
| Fumbles |
43 |
35 |
| Fumbles lost |
18 |
17 |
| 3rd-down convert |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| 4th-down convert |
0-0 |
0-0 |
| Time of possession |
0:00 |
0:00 |
| Misc yards |
0 |
0 |
|