University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Falcon Sports

Falcons Open WIAC Play at Eau Claire

Sept. 28, 2004

When: Saturday, Oct. 2
Where: Eau Claire, Wis.
Time: 1 p.m.
Location: River Falls, WI 54022
Enrollment: 5,800
Head coach: John O'Grady (16th season 85-62-3 overall record)
(best time to reach O'Grady is early mornings, phone: 715/425-3135)
Assistant coaches: Kevin Bullis, Jamie Herrick
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
2004 overall record: 0-3-0
2004 conference record: 0-0-0
2003 overall record: 2-7-0
2004 conference record: 2-5-0
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/sports0405
Football web site: http://www.uwrf.edu/sports/sports0405/fb_menu.htm
Sports information fax: 715/425-4486

Falcons Open WIAC Play at Eau Claire
The Falcons open their 2004 WIAC season on Saturday playing at UW-Eau Claire. Kick off is set for 1 p.m. at Carson Park

The Blugolds (2-1, 0-1) are coming off a lost to Whitewater(4-0, 1-0), but will be fired up for their homecoming game. The Falcons hope to get their first conference win as well as their first overall win this weekend.

The Blugolds managed only 132 yards of total offense in their 12-7 home loss to Whitewater. The Falcons are coming of a 28-24 loss at Pacific Lutheran.

Both teams will look to their workhorse running backs to lead the way. The Falcons are led by senior John Peterlik who leads the WIAC in total offense and is second in the conference in rushing. Peterlik has 374 yards on 58 attempts and four touchdowns. The Blugolds will look to junior Joe Gast to carry the load. Gast has carried the ball 52 times for 176 yards and three touchdowns. Both backs will have help, for Gast it’s senior quarterback Nels Fredrickson. Fredrickson has completed 41-82 passes for 420 yards, three TDs, and three interceptions. Peterlik will get help from sophomore QB Andy Kolstad, but in multiple areas. Kolstad is the brains in the option offense. He has rushed for 82 yards on 39 carries as well as thrown for 179 yards and one touchdown on 9-14 passing. Sophomore running back Jeremy Wolff will play a significant role, he is the Falcons leading receiver with five catches for 129 yards and one TD. Wolff has also ran the ball 19 times for 103 yards. Senior tight end Don Kahl seems to be Fredrickson’s favorite target as he leads the Blugolds with 12 catches for 84 yards and two touchdowns.

The Eau Claire and River Falls defenses are coming off impressive performances. In the past two games the Blugolds have given up a combined 19 points. So far this season EC has held its opponents under 100 yards rushing twice and under 100 yards passing once. The Blugolds will have to improve on the 204 rushing yards they gave up to Whitewater last week. Blugold junior cornerback Derek Sikora leads the team in tackles with 30 as well as solo tackles with 17. Senior defensive end Brent Crank is Eau Claire's sack leader with two.

The Falcon defense is coming of its best performance of the season. RF picked off its first two passes of the season and held a team under 30 points for the first time all year. Now remember that RF had to go up against two Div. II opponents before last week's contest at PLU. The Falcons had a season high 11 tackles behind the line of scrimmage last week. River Falls held PLU to 176 yards rushing and 122 yards passing, both season lows. Sophomore safety O’Neal Hampton leads the Falcon defense with 18 tackles, seven solo. Senior linebacker Ben Gillett was RF’s leading tackler with 17, but was out of last week's game with an injury. Junior cornerback Roman Johnson returned last week off of an injury and made an impact with two pass breakups and one tackle for a loss. The Falcon defense will look to keep improving this week against the Blugolds.

The bright point of the River Falls season became the weak point last week. The once reliable RF special teams had a field goal blocked and returned for a touchdown and allowed two kick offs to be returned for TDs, even though both returns were called back because of penalties. So far this season Eau Claire's longest kick or punt return has been 24 yards. RF's sophomore kicker Spasimir Bodurski is 2-4 in field goals with a long of 37. Eau Claires junior kicker Andy Schneider has made his only attempt of the year from 24 yards.

With run oriented offenses, field position is a factor and punting plays a big part. RF’s sophomore punter Jovin Kroll averages 34.6 yards per punt with a long of 54. Kroll has put two inside the 20 and has had only one punt go into the end zone. The Blugolds freshman punter, Mitch Schaeuble, has put eight inside the 20 while averaging 42.5 yards per punt. Neither punter has had any blocked.

John O'Grady
John O'Grady
85-62-3 overall record
9-6-0 vs. Eau Claire

Falcon Tentative Two-Deep Lineups

Offense
WR
15 Corey Strinmoen 5-9 155 Sr. Spring Grove, MN
12 Chris Anderson 5-8 155 Jr. Green Bay, WI/East
LT
65 Alan Nutt 6-3 260 Jr. Caledonia, MN
62 Kevin Kamm 6-3 240 Fr. Somerset, WI
LG
51 Dave Kapping 6-0 265 Jr. River Falls, WI
66 Ryan Abbott 6-0 270 Jr. DeSoto, WI
C
72 Chris Ammann 6-0 260 Jr. Holmen, WI
73 Nathan Tenut 6-8 315 Fr. Phillips, WI
RG
56 Jeremy Hotz 6-4 295 Sr. Mt. Vernon, IA
66 Ryan Abbott 6-0 270 Jr. DeSoto, WI
RT
59 Nate Cook 6-4 240 Jr. Rice Lake, WI
76 Pete Kolpack 6-0 275 Fr. Barron, WI
TE
88 Andy Marx 6-5 230 Fr. Ringle, WI/D.C. Everest
98 Jake Knapmiller 6-3 240 Sr. Cameron, WI
QB
6 Andy Kolstad 6-0 200 So. Green Bay, WI/East
5 Dave Affeldt 5-10 205 Fr Onalaska, WI
FB
37 Nathan Anderson 5-10 210 Fr. Marinette, WI
21 Beau DeBruin 5-9 205 Fr Little Chute, WI
35 John Ward FB 5-10 210 Fr. Eau Claire, WI/Mondovi
HB
28 John Peterlik 5-7 195 Sr. Cadott, WI
41 Brent Fjerstad 5-11 170 Fr. Woodville, WI/Clear Lake
HB
2 Jeremy Wolff 6-2 200 So. Janesville, MN/J-W-P
36 Zeke Secrist 5-8 190 So. Alma, WI

Defense
E
9 Josh Meyer 5-9 246 Sr. Darien, WI/Delavan-Darien
64 Mike Larson 6-0 240 So. Durand, WI
T
58 Aaron Retzlaff 6-2 285 Jr. Shawano, WI
57 Dylan Dabrowski 6-3 240 Fr. Somerset, WI
E
96 Josh Graham 6-3 225 Jr. Wausau, WI/East
94 Jeff Cassellius 6-4 215 Jr. Boyceville, WI/Glenwood City
LB
47 Steve Arcand 6-0 215 Jr. Clear Lake, WI
43 Ryan Agrimson LB 6-0 260 Fr. Peterson, MN/Rushford-Peterson
LB
38 Nate Gray 6-0 240 Sr. Fond du Lac, WI/St. Mary's Springs
34 Tony Dorner 5-11 225 Fr. Green Bay, WI/East
LB
48 Dan Buker 5-11 230 So. Waseca, MN
45 Jon Haughian 5-10 210 Sr. Rice Lake, WI
WS
7 Matt Farmer 6-0 180 Sr. Tomahawk, WI
14 Joshua Barney 5-11 205 Jr. Clear Lake, WI
SS
27 O'Neal Hampton 5-8 185 So. Richfield, MN
97 Bruce Baillargeon 6-0 185 Fr. Somerset, WI
CB
13 Matt Jordan 5-7 165 So. Thorp, WI
29 Shane Hanson 5-11 165 Fr. River Falls, WI
FS
32 Kyle Hoegh 6-0 205 Sr. Byron, MN
39 Bob Nesvig 5-10 189 So. Gaylord, MN/Sibley East
CB
23 Roman Johnson 5-9 155 Jr. Clearwater, FL
22 Mike Johnson 5-8 165 Fr. Danube, MN/Renville County West

Special Teams
Punt Returns
23 Roman Johnson 5-9 155 Jr. Clearwater, FL
28 John Peterlik 5-7 195 Sr. Cadott, WI
Kick Off Returns
23 Roman Johnson 5-9 155 Jr. Clearwater, FL
28 John Peterlik 5-7 195 Sr. Cadott, WI
Punter
16 Jovin Kroll 6-0 175 So. Poplar, WI/Northwestern
Place Kicker
44 Spasimir Bodurski 5-11 230 So. Cannon Falls, MN/Randolph
Snapper
82 Brad Malpert 6-0 263 Sr. Ringle, WI/D.C. Everest
58 Aaron Retzlaff 6-2 285 Jr. Shawano, WI
Holder
16 Jovin Kroll 6-0 175 So. Poplar, WI/Northwestern

2004 Schedule, Results
0-3-0 Overall, 0-0-0 WIAC
Home 0-0-0, Away 0-3-0, Neutral 0-0-0
Date Opponent Site Time/Result Series record
Sept. 11 Con.-St. Paul A L, 47-25 0-3-0
Sept. 18 Bemidji State A L, 58-14 1-2-0
Sept. 25 Pacific Lutheran A L, 28-24 0-1-0
Oct. 2 Eau Claire* A 1 p.m. 46-30-7
Oct. 9 Platteville* A 2 p.m. 29-17-2
Oct. 16 Whitewater* H 1 p.m. 21-24-2
Oct. 23 Stout* H 1 p.m. 66-24-1
Oct. 30 Oshkosh* H 1 p.m. 34-14-1
Nov. 6 La Crosse* A 1 p.m. 29-53-7
Nov. 13 Stevens Point* H 2 p.m. 34-26-3
* WIAC Games
 2003 Results
2-7-0 Overall, 2-5-0 WIAC
Home 1-4-0, Away 1-3-0, Neutral 0-0-0
Date Opponent Site Time Result Series record
Sept. 6 Chadron H noon L, 43-22 0-4-0
Sept. 13 Con.-St. Paul H 1 p.m. L, 42-20 0-2-0
Sept. 27 Eau Claire* H 1 p.m. L, 42-28 46-30-7
Oct. 11 Whitewater* A 1 p.m. L, 32-28 21-24-2
Oct. 18 Platteville* H 1 p.m. W, 44-21 29-17-2
Oct. 25 Stout* A 1 p.m. L, 21-13 66-24-1
Nov. 1 Oshkosh* A 1 p.m. W, 31-21 34-14-1
Nov. 8 La Crosse* H 1 p.m. L, 34-22 29-53-7
Nov. 15 Stevens Point* A 1 p.m. L, 49-15 34-26-3
*WIAC Games

This Week's WIAC Games
Saturday, Oct. 2
River Falls at Eau Claire, 1 p.m.
La Crosse at Stevens Point, 1 p.m.
Whitewater at Platteville, 1 p.m.
Stout at Waldorf, Iowa, 1 p.m.

Last Week's WIAC Results
Saturday, Sept. 25
Pacific Lutheran 28, River Falls 24 (at Pacific Lutheran)
Whitewater 12, Eau Claire 7 (at Eau Claire)
Stout 49, Oshkosh 17 (at Stout)
Platteville 25, Augustana 23 (at Platteville)
Stevens Point 41, Waldorf 7 (at Waldorf)

Series Results

1919 River Falls 7, Eau Claire 6
1921 Eau Claire 21, River Falls 13
1922 River Falls 0, Eau Claire 0
1923 River Falls 7, Eau Claire 3
1924 River Falls 3, Eau Claire 0
1925 River Falls 6, Eau Claire 0
1926 River Falls 20, Eau Claire 0
1927 River Falls 23, Eau Claire 0
1928 River Falls 14, Eau Claire 0
1929 River Falls 18, Eau Claire 0
1930 River Falls 31, Eau Claire 6
1931 River Falls 13, Eau Claire 0
1932 River Falls 13, Eau Claire 6
1933 River Falls 7, Eau Claire 0
1934 River Falls 27, Eau Claire 0
1935 River Falls 14, Eau Claire 14
1936 Eau Claire 37, River Falls 0
1937 Eau Claire 7, River Falls 6
1938 River Falls 13, Eau Claire 0
1939 Eau Claire 20, River Falls 12
1940 River Falls 19, Eau Claire 8
1941 River Falls 0, Eau Claire 0
1942 River Falls 15, Eau Claire 7
1945 Eau Claire 7, River Falls 6
1946 Eau Claire 19, River Falls 6
1947 River Falls 21, Eau Claire 13

1948 Eau Claire 13, River Falls 7
1949 River 7, Eau Claire 7
1950 River Falls 18, Eau Claire 6
1951 River Falls 13, Eau Claire 0
1952 River Falls 13, Eau Claire 13
1953 River Falls 14, Eau Claire 0
1954 River Falls 14, Eau Claire 7
1955 Eau Claire 20, River Falls 13
1956 Eau Claire 35, River Falls 21
1957 River Falls 23, Eau Claire 0
1958 River Falls 27, Eau Claire 6
1959 Eau Claire 9, River Falls 6
1960 Eau Claire 20, River Falls 7
1961 River Falls 7, Eau Claire 6
1962 Eau Claire 21, River Falls 12
1963 Eau Claire 14, River Falls 7
1964 Eau Claire 34, River Falls 28
1965 River Falls 23, Eau Claire 19
1966 River Falls 12, Eau Claire 7
1967 Eau Claire 14, River Falls 12
1968 River Falls 21, Eau Claire 21
1969 Eau Claire 31, River Falls 7
1970 Eau Claire 34, River Falls 31
1971 Eau Claire 27, River Falls 14
1972 River Falls 14, Eau Claire 8
1973 Eau Claire 13, River Falls 6		 1974 River Falls 20, Eau Claire 11
1975 River Falls 27, Eau Claire 0
1976 Eau Claire 31, River Falls 28
1977 Eau Claire 10, River Falls 7
1978 Eau Claire 35, River Falls 27
1979 River Falls 28, Eau Claire 13
1980 River Falls 17, Eau Claire 14
1981 Eau Claire 14, River Falls 6
1982 River Falls 20, Eau Claire 14
1983 Eau Claire 22, River Falls 12
1984 River Falls 27, Eau Claire 6
1985 River Falls 6, Eau Claire 6
1986 River Falls 10, Eau Claire 9
1987 River Falls 29, Eau Claire 26
1988 River Falls 43, Eau Claire 39
1989 River Falls 47, Eau Claire 44
1990 River Falls 44, Eau Claire 13
1991 Eau Claire 34, River Falls 20
1992 River Falls 38, Eau Claire 3
1993 Eau Claire 33, River Falls 6
1994 River Falls 49, Eau Claire 10
1995 River Falls 55, Eau Claire 7
1996 River Falls 35, Eau Claire 14
1997 Eau Claire 41, River Falls 8
1998 Eau Claire 41, River Falls 16
1999 River Falls 38, River Falls 34
2000 River Falls 65, Eau Claire 44
2001 River Falls 24, Eau Claire 23 OT
2002 Eau Claire 34, River Falls 12
2003 Eau Claire 42, River Falls 28
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