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Falcons Travel to UW-Stout for WIAC Game

Oct. 21, 2003

When: Saturday, Oct. 25
Where: Menomonie, Wis.
Time: 1 p.m.
UWRF Location: River Falls, WI 54022
Enrollment: 5,800
Head coach: John O'Grady (15th season 84-56-3 overall record)
(best time to reach O'Grady is early mornings, phone: 715/425-3135)
Assistant coaches: Kevin Bullis, Tom Journell
National affiliations: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Div. III
Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Conference members: Eau Claire, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Platteville, River Falls, Stevens Point, Stout, Superior, Whitewater
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red and White
WIAC championships: (18) 1915, 1916, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1938, 1947, 1958, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1998
Offensive formation: Wishbone
Defensive formation: 4-4
2002 overall record: 3-7-0
2002 conference record, finish: 2-5, 6th place tie
Home field, phone: Ramer Field (4,300) press box phones, 715/425-3746 and 715/425-3369
Trainer: Gary Eloranta 715/425-3130
Sports information director: Jim Thies 715/425-3846
Web site: http://www.uwrf.edu/sports/sports0304
Sports information fax: 715/425-4486

The Falcons go on the road Saturday when they travel to UW-Stout in a WIAC game at Williams Stadium. Kick off is slated for 1 p.m.

The Falcons picked up their first win of the season in impressive fashion over UW-Platteville last weekend. The Falcons played well in all phases of the 44-21 win. The Falcon offense finished with 516 rushing yards and 589 yards in total offense - both season highs in a single game. The defense allowed 378 yards, the second lowest total of the year. But more importantly the Falcons allowed Platteville's high power offense just 21 points. UW-RF is now 1-4 overall and 1-2 in the WIAC.

Stout lost a 28-23 decision at home to UW-Whitewater. Stout is 3-3 overall and also 1-2 in the WIAC. The Blue Devils, normally a sure handed team, lost three fumbles and had two passes intercepted. Stout had a dominating 519-271 advantage in total yards, but the turnovers made the difference.

UW-RF has a stong inside and outside offensive threat this year. Halfback John Peterlik had a career game last weekend when he carried the ball 33 times and gained 324 yards and scored four touchdowns. It was the third most rushing yards ever recorded in school history - Jim Baier, 370 yards vs. Stevens Point in 1966 and Dave Bednarek, 342 yards vs. Stevens Point in 1983 are tops. This year Peterlik leads the Falcons with 660 rushing yards and eight touchdowns. He averages 8.6 yards a carry. Peterlik has gained most of his yards on the outside, but he has run well up the middle when called upon. Most of the running up the middle has been by fullback Owen Schmitt. He is second in rushing with 114 carries and 610 yards. He averages 5.8 yards per attempt and he has scored four times. The pair are ranked No. 1 and 2 in the WIAC in rushing,. The Falcons are the top rushing team in the WIAC (364.6) and also lead the league in total offense (430.2).

The Falcon defense played its best game of the year against Platteville and it will need the same type of effort at Stout. Safety Kyle Hoegh leads the team with 36 tackles. Corner Lewis Parish is second with 33 and linebacker Matt Farmer is third with 32. The Falcons have allowed 180 points in five games and are eighth in scoring defense in the WIAC. Last week the Falcons intercepted three passes - one each by Aaron Greisen, O'neal Hampton and Roman Johnson. Jeff Cassellius leads the Falcons with three sacks and Nate Hendrickson leads with four tackles for loss. UW-RF allows 155 rushing and 269.6 passing yards a game.

Stout relies on the running of halfback Luke Bundgaard and the passing of Nick Ohman. Bundgaard has rushed for 726 yards and three scores. He averages 5.2 yards a carry. Ohman is 76-160 passing for 1,026 yards and 13 touchdowns. He has been intercepted just four times. He has rushed for 206 yards and scored twice. Dan Austin leads the Blue Devils with 20 catches for 282 yards. He has caught six TD passes. Jesse Wendt has nine catches for 176 yards and one touchdown. Stout averages 28.2 points a game and is third in total offense (414.8).

Stout is also third in total defense (310.8) in the WIAC and has allowed 21.8 points a game. Kevin Dewey leads Stout with 47 tackles including two for lost yardage. Jordan Sinz is second with 35 stops and he has intercepted two passes. Matt Mueller leads Stout with seven tackles for loss while Joe Kersten leads in sacks with three.

Stout has won the last three games between the two teams, but the Falcons hold a 64-23-1 lead in the all time series.

On Nov. 1 the Falcons will be on the road again for a WIAC game. They travel to UW-Oshkosh for a 1 p.m. contest.

2003 River Falls Statistical Leaders
Rushing, GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
John Peterlik 5 77 682 22 660 8.6 8 46 132.0
Owen Schmitt 5 114 617 7 610 5.4 4 68 122.0
Jeremy Wolff 5 20 184 16 168 8.4 0 31 33.6
Passing GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Troy Foss 4 50.60 34-12-5 35.3 181 0 60 45.2
Andy Kolstad 4 140.36 10-6-2 60.0 104 1 32 26.0
Receiving GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
John Peterlik 5 7 122 17.4 1 32 24.4
Chris Anderson 5 5 46 9.2 1 15 9.2
Jeremy Wolff 5 3 98 32.7 0 60 19.6
Defensive Leaders GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FRcv-Yds FF KB
Kyle Hoegh 5 23 13 36 1.5-3 0 0 2 0 1-39 0 0
Lewis Parish 5 24 9 33 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Matt Farmer 5 21 11 32 2.5-14 1-3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nate Gray 5 16 12 28 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2003 Stout Statistical Leaders
Rushing GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
Luke Bundgaard 6 139 745 19 726 5.2 3 34 121.0
Nick Ohman 6 68 296 87 209 3.1 2 26 34.8
Passing GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
Nick Ohman 6 123.18 160-76-4 47.5 1026 13 50 171.0
Phil Ashfield 2 159.07 3-2-0 66.7 33 0 22 16.5
Receiving - GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Dan Austin 6 20 282 14.1 6 30 47.0
Jesse Wendt 6 9 176 19.6 1 50 29.3
Matt Schaeuble 5 8 80 10.0 0 22 16.0
Luke Bundgaard 6 8 46 5.8 0 22 7.7
Tackles GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds Sacks No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH FRcv-Yds FF KB
Kevin Dewey 6 31 16 47 2-6 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jordan Sinz 6 23 12 35 1-1 . 2-29 1 0 0 2 0
C. VanderLinden 5 22 6 28 4-17 1-11 0 0 0 1-0 0 0
Matt Mueller 6 17 9 26 7-26 2-10 0 0 0 0 0 0

John O'Grady
John O'Grady

84-56-3 overall record
9-5-0 vs. Stout









Falcon Tentative Two-Deep Lineups

Offense
WR
12 Chris Anderson 5-8 140 So Green Bay, Wis. (East)
2 Weesayma Kennedy 6-0 185 Jr St. Paul, Minn. (Concordia Academy)
LT
65 Alan Nutt 6-5 245 So Caledonia, Minn.
68 Peter Thewis OG 6-1 250 Fr Mellen, Wis. (Hurley)
LG
59 Nate Cook 6-3 265 So Rice Lake, Wis.
79 Brandon Sonsalla 6-0 295 Fr Arcadia, Wis.
C
57 Greg Spahn 6-0 260 Sr Middleton, Wis.
51 Dave Kapping 5-11 245 So River Falls, Wis.
RG
56 Jeremy Hotz 6-4 285 Jr Mt. Vernon, Iowa
66 Ryan Abbott 5-10 280 So DeSoto, Wis.
RT
75 Nick Enerson 6-1 250 So Rosemount, Minn.
87 Chris Ammann 6-0 245 So Holmen, Wis.
TE
87 Chris Ammann 6-0 245 So Holmen, Wis.
98 Jake Knapmiller 6-3 240 Jr Cameron, Wis.
QB
4 Troy Foss 6-0 185 Fr Rice Lake, Wis.
6 Andy Kolstad 5-11 175 Fr Green Bay, Wis.
FB
49 Owen Schmitt 6-1 220 Fr Fairfax, Va.
22 Jaime Zavala 5-11 205 So Austin, Minn.
HB
41 Dan Booth 5-10 170 Sr Hayward, Wis.
21 Gerardo Aguirre 5-4 175 So St. Paul, Minn. (Harding)
HB
28 John Peterlik 5-8 185 Jr Cadott, Wis.
37 Jeremy Wolff 6-2 200 Fr Janesville, Minn. (J-W-P)

Special Teams
Punt Returns
23 Roman Johnson 5-10 160 So Clearwater, Fla.
3 Lewis Parish 6-0 170 So Onalaska, Wis.
Kick Off Returns
28 John Peterlik 5-8 185 Jr Cadott, Wis.
3 Lewis Parish 6-0 170 So Onalaska, Wis.

Defense
E
92 Jeff Horton 6-4 240 Sr Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
96 Josh Graham 6-4 220 So Wausau, Wis. (East)
T
99 Josh Meyer 5-11 245 Jr Darien, Wis. (Delavan-Darien))
55 Nick Asmus 6-2 210 Fr Stillwater, Minn.
T
46 Nic Rue 6-0 255 Sr Portage, Wis.
58 Aaron Retzlaff 6-2 255 So Shawano, Wis..
E
52 Nate Hendrickson 6-3 235 Sr Prescott, Wis.
94 Jeff Cassellius 6-3 215 So Boyceville, Wis. (Glenwood City)
LB
7 Matt Farmer 6-0 180 Jr Tomahawk, Wis.
13 Matt Jordan 5-8 160 Fr Thorp, Wis.
LB
38 Nate Gray 6-0 230 Jr Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary's Springs)
42 Nate Mueller 6-2 230 Sr Newton, Wis. (Roncalli)
LB
48 Dan Buker 5-11 175 Fr Waseca, Minn.
17 Ben Gillett 6-3 210 Jr Rosendale, Wis. (Laconia)
LB
35 Aaron Greisen 6-1 200 Jr Greenwood, Wis.
43 Rob Nesvig 5-11 165 Fr Gaylord, Minn.
CB
3 Lewis Parish 6-0 170 So Onalaska, Wis.
5 Chris Butterfield 5-9 150 Fr New Auburn, Wis.
FS
32 Kyle Hoegh 6-1 205 Jr Byron, Minn.
27 O'neal Hampton 5-8 160 Fr Richfield, Minn.
CB
23 Roman Johnson 5-10 160 So Clearwater, Fla.
24 Neil Mantor 5-11 180 Sr Wausau, Wis. (West)

Special Teams
Punter

84 Jovin Kroll 6-1 175 Fr Poplar, Wis. (Northwestern)
88 Adam Bergdahl 6-1 210 Sr North Branch, Minn.
Place Kicker
88 Adam Bergdahl 6-1 210 Sr North Branch, Minn.
84 Jovin Kroll 6-1 175 Fr Poplar, Wis. (Northwestern)
Snapper
82 Brad Malpert 6-0 230 Jr Ringle, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
58 Aaron Retzlaff 6-2 255 So Shawano, Wis.
Holder
84 Jovin Kroll 6-1 175 Fr Poplar, Wis. (Northwestern)
88 Adam Bergdahl 6-1 210 Sr North Branch, Minn.


2003 Falcon Schedule, Results
1-4-0 Overall, 0-2-0 WIAC
Home 1-3-0, Away 0-1-0, Neutral 0-0-0

Date Opponent Site Time/Result Series record
Sept. 6 Chadron H L, 43-22 0-4-0
Sept. 13 Con.-St. Paul H L, 42-20 0-2-0
Sept. 27 Eau Claire* H L, 42-28 46-30-7
Oct. 11 Whitewater* A L, 32-28 20-24-2
Oct. 18 Platteville* H W, 44-21 29-17-2
Oct. 25 Stout* A 1 p.m. 66-23-1
Nov.1 Oshkosh* A 1 p.m. 33-14-1
Nov. 8 La Crosse* H 1 p.m. 29-52-7
Nov. 15 Stevens Point* A 1 p.m. 34-25-3
* WIAC Games
2002 Falcon Results
3-7-0 Overall, 2-5-0 WIAC
Home 1-3-0, Away 2-4-0, Neutral 0-0-0

Date Opponent Site Time Result Series record
Sept. 7 Chadron A noon L, 15-7 0-3-0
Sept. 14 Con.-St. Paul A 12:30 p.m. L, 26-21 0-1-0
Sept. 28 St. Ambrose A 1 p.m. W, 23-14 5-2-0
Oct. 5 Whitewater* H 1 p.m. L, 35-14 20-23-2
Oct. 12 Eau Claire* A 1 p.m. L, 34-12 46-29-7
Oct. 19 Stevens Point* H 2 p.m. L, 38-27 34-25-3
Oct. 26 Stout* H 1 p.m. L, 21-7 66-23-1
Nov. 2 La Crosse* A 1 p.m. L, 29-16 29-52-7
Nov. 9 Oshkosh* H 1 p.m. W, 13-12 33-14-1
Nov. 16 Platteville* A 1 p.m. W, 34-29 28-17-2
*WIAC Games

This Week's WIAC Games
Saturday, Oct. 25
River Falls at Stout, 1 p.m.
Eau Claire at Whitewater, 1 p.m.
La Crosse at Platteville, 1 p.m.
Stevens Point at Oshkosh, 1 p.m.

Last Week's WIAC Results
Saturday, Oct. 18
River Falls 44, Platteville 21
Stevens Point 31, Eau Claire 28
Whitewater 28, Stout 23
La Crosse 56, Oshkosh 14


Series Results

1911 River Falls 13, Stout 11
1912 Stout 24, River Falls 7
1913 Stout 17, River Falls 13
1914 River Falls 7, Stout 0
1915 River Falls 13, Stout 0
1916 River Falls 20, Stout 7
1917 River Falls 45, Stout 0
1919 River Falls 18, Stout 7
1921 Stout 14, River Falls 7
1922 River Falls 3, Stout 0
1923 River Falls 22, Stout 0
1924 River Falls 13, Stout 10
1925 River Falls 3, Stout 0
1926 River Falls 21, Stout 6
1927 River Falls 19, Stout 0
1928 River Falls 21, Stout 0
1929 River Falls 21, Stout 0
1930 River Falls 12, Stout 2
1931 River Falls 33, Stout 0
1932 River Falls 9, Stout 6
1933 River Falls 13, Stout 6
1934 River Falls 26, Stout 0
1935 River Falls 19, Stout 0
1936 River Falls 26, Stout 6
1937 River Falls 20, Stout 0
1938 River Falls 20, Stout 6
1939 River Falls 18, Stout 14
1940 River Falls 9, Stout 0

1941 Stout 21, River Falls 6
1942 Stout 26, River Falls 0
1945 River Falls 14, Stout 6
1946 River Falls 20, Stout 0
1947 River Falls 20, Stout 0
1948 River Falls 26, Stout 0
1949 River Falls 12, Stout 7
1950 Stout 44, River Falls 13
1951 River Falls 0, Stout 0
1952 River Falls 21, Stout 0
1953 River Falls 22, Stout 0
1954 River Falls 26, Stout 7
1955 River Falls 27, Stout 12
1956 River Falls 42, Stout 12
1957 River Falls 20, Stout 6
1958 River Falls 32, Stout 13
1959 River Falls 40, Stout 7
1960 River Falls 13, Stout 6
1961 River Falls 19, Stout 6
1962 River Falls 6, Stout 0
1963 Stout 12, River Falls 6
1964 River Falls 14, Stout 6
1965 Stout 12, River Falls 10
1966 River Fa;lls 28, Stout 7
1967 Stout 28, River Falls 7
1968 Stout 8, River Falls 0
1969 Stout 15, River Falls 6
1970 Stout 25, River Falls 20
1971 Stout 6, River Falls 3
1972 River Falls 28, Stout 0
1973 River Falls 9, Stout 6
1974 River Falls 28, Stout 3
1975 River Falls 3, Stout 0
1976 River Falls 59, Stout 13
1977 Stout 21, River Falls 18
1978 Stout 16, River Falls 7
1979 Stout 7, River Falls 3
1980 Stout 30, River Falls 8
1981 Stout 16, River Falls 7
1982 River Falls 16, Stout 7
1983 River Falls 31, Stout 0
1984 River Falls 17, Stout 16
1985 River Falls 27, Stout 9
1986 River Falls 31, Stout 17
1987 River Falls 38, Stout 28
1988 River Falls 24, Stout 23
1989 River Falls 27, Stout 25
1990 Stout 20, River Falls 19
1991 River Falls 45, Stout 7
1992 River Falls 62, Stout 6
1993 River Falls 44, Stout 6
1994 River Falls 21, Stout 14
1995 River Falls 24, Stout 7
1996 River Falls 45, Stout 2
1997 Stout 42, River Falls 34
1998 River Falls 48, Stout 36
1999 River Falls 47, Stout 0
2000 Stout 34, River Falls 13
2001 Stout 26, River Falls 23
2002 Stout 21, River Falls 7
UW-RF leads, 64-23-1

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