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Nov. 14, 2005

Defense: Linebacker Dan Buker (Jr., Waseca, Minn.), was one of the team's top defensive players in the team's 35-16 loss at UW-Whitewater on Saturday. The 5-11, 215 pounder made five solo and seven total tackles.

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Dan
Buker




Nov. 7, 2005

Offense
: : Guard Nathan Tenut (So., Phillips, Wis.) had an outstanding day blocking in the Falcons 40-25 loss to La Crosse at Ramer Field on Saturday. The 6-8, 308 pounder helped the Falcon offense rush for 219 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns. The Falcons had 281 yards of total offense. "Nathan played very well and was our top offensive lineman in the game," Falcon Coach John O'Grady said.

Defense: Linebacker Mike Larson (Jr., Durand, Wis.) had another solid game for the Falcons in the team's 40-25 loss to La Crosse on Saturday at Ramer Field. The 6-0, 232 pounder had two solo and seven total tackles.

Special Teams: Nathan Litscher (Sr., Prairie du Sac, Wis. Sauk Prairie HS) had one of his best games on kick off and punt coverage teams for the Falcons in the team's 40-25 loss to La Crosse on Saturday at Ramer Field. "Nathan did a great job of hustling downfield and breaking up the La Crosse return wedge on kickoffs," Falcon Coach John O'Grady said about the 5-11, 220 pounder.

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Tenut

Mike
Larson

BJ LeRoy
Nathan
Litscher


Oct. 31 2005

Offense
: Guard Nate Tenut (So., Phillips, Wis.) was one of the team’s offensive leaders in the Falcons 28-21 win over UW-Platteville on Saturday at Ramer Field. The 6-8, 308 pounder was one of the leaders in the Falcon offensive line. The Falcons rushed for 350 yards and three touchdowns in the game and averaged five yards per carry. UWRF dominated time of possession holding the ball for 34:25. The Falcons lead the WIAC in rushing offense and were ranked No. 7 in rushing offense in the NCAA Div. III last week.

Defense: Cornerback Shane Hanson (So., River Falls, Wis.) had another strong game for the Falcons in the team's 28-21 win over UW-Platteville on Saturday. He was second on the team in tackles with six solo and 10 total stops. The 6-0, 177 pounder also intercepted a pass. The interception came with just 33 seconds to play and UWP driving for a possible game-tying score. "Shane's play was one of the best performances by a Falcon corner in several seasons. He was able to prevent the Platteville offense from running several of their passing plays," said Falcon defensive coordinator, Kevin Bullis.

Special Teams: B.J. LeRoy (Jr., Green Bay, Wis. East HS) made some important plays as part of the Falcon kick off coverage team in the team's 28-21 win over UW-Platteville on Saturday at Ramer Field. The 6-1, 223 pounder, who also plays fullback, had one solo and two assisted tackles. The Falcons limited UWP to just 14.5 yards per return on four returns.

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Tenut

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Hanson

BJ LeRoy
B.J.
LeRoy


Oct. 24, 2005

Offense
: Fullback Nathan Anderson (So., Marinette, Wis.) had another outstanding game for the Falcons in the team's 38-6 loss at Stout on Saturday. Anderson, 5-10, 220 pounds, went over the 100 yard mark for the fourth time. He carried the ball 39 times and rushed for 145 yards. He scored the team's only touchdown on a two-yard run in the fourth quarter. He averaged 3.7 yards per carry. This year he has rushed for 916 yards and three touchdowns. He now has nine 100 yard rushing games in his career.

Defense: End Gregg Neumann (So., Lakeville, Minn.) was one of the team's top defensive players in the team's 38-6 loss at Stout on Saturday. The 6-3, 229 pounder finished with four solo and one assisted tackle. This year he has 20 solo and 32 total tackles. He leads the Falcons with six tackles for loss and is tied for the team lead with 3.5 sacks.

Special Teams: : Return man Shane Hanson (So., River Falls, Wis.) had another strong game returning the ball in the team's 38-6 loss at Stout on Saturday. The 6-0, 177 pounder returned three kick offs and averaged 12 yards per return. He had a long return of 20 yards. He also returned two punts for two yards.

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Nathan
Anderson

Gregg
Neumann

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Shane
Hanson


Oct. 17, 2005

Offense
: Tight end Andy Marx (So., Ringle, Wis. D.C. Everestt HS) had,one of his best performances as a Falcon in the team's 23-16 loss at Stevens Point on Saturday. "Andy had a great day, both blocking and catching the ball," said Falcon Coach John O'Grady. The 6-6, 245 pounder caught one pass for 10 yards.

Defense: Defensive back O'Neal Hampton (Jr., Richfield, Minn.) played well for the Falcons in the team's 23-16 loss at Stevens Point on Saturday. The 5-10, 190 pounder was credited with one solo tackle and a forced fumble. On a third-and-five play at the River Falls 35, UWSP ran the ball and Hampton knocked the ball away from the running back. It was recovered by the Falcons at the UWRF 31. The score was tied, 16-16, at the time. "O'Neal came in and played very well in all phases of the game," Falcon defensive coordinator Kevin Bullis said.

Special Teams: : Fullback B.J. LeRoy (Jr., Green Bay, Wis. East HS) did an outstanding job of coverage for the Falcon kickoff team in the team's 23-16 loss at Stevens Point on Saturday. He 6-1, 223 pounder made two tackles on kick off coverage. "B.J. led the kick off coverage unit making plays and hustling all over the field," said Falcon Coach John O'Grady. The Falcons limited Stevens Point to only 12.3 yards on three returns.

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Andy
Marx

O'Neal
Hampton

BJ LeRoy
B.J.
LeRoy


Oct. 10, 2005

Offense
: Fullback Nathan Anderson (So., Marinette, Wis.) had a career-best day running the football in the team's 21-11 loss to Eau Claire Saturday at Ramer Field. He carried the ball 44 times and gained 230 yards - both were career highs. He averaged 5.2 yards a carry. He also caught one pass for seven yards.

Defense: Cornerback Matt Jordan (Jr., Thorp, Wis.) played another solid game for the Falcons in the team's 21-11 loss to Eau Claire on Saturday at Ramer Field. The 5-8, 170 pounder led the Falcons in tackles with 11 total. He had six solo stops. He also had one tackle for loss.

Special Teams: Punter Jovin Kroll (Jr., Poplar, Wis. Northwestern HS) helped the Falcons gain good defensive field position in the team's 21-11 loss to Eau Claire Saturday at Ramer Field. Kroll punted five times and averaged 36.6 yards a kick. He had a long of 44 and had one punt downed inside the 20. He also holds for all of the Falcon field goal and extra point attempts.

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Nathan
Anderson

Matt
Jordan

Jovin Kroll
Jovin
Kroll


Oct. 3, 2005

Offense
: Tackle Nate Cook (Sr., Rice Lake, Wis.) was one of the offensive leaders in the line in the team's 10-7 overtime win at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. The 6-4, 274 pounder helped the Falcon offense rush for 207 yards and have 291 yards in total offense in the game. Cook and his line mates opened some important holes in the Titan defense at critical points of the game.
Defense: Linebacker Ryan Agrimson (So., Peterson, Minn. Rushford-Peterson HS) played one of his best games in a Falcon uniform in the team's 10-7 overtime win at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. The 6-0, 210 pounder had four solo and eight total tackles in the game. He had one and one-half tackles for loss (two yards) and also recovered a fumble. The recovery came on a third-and-nine play at the UW-RF 48 with just :49 to play. The turnover stopped a possible game-winning Titan drive.

Special Teams: Kicker Spasimir Bodurski (Jr., Canon Falls, Minn. Randolph HS) came up with some big kicks under pressure in the team's 13-10 overtime win at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. The 5-11, 215 pounder kicked the game-winning 33-yard field goal in overtime to help lift the Falcons to the win. Bodurski also kicked a 21-yard field goal with just 1:51 to play in the game to tie the score, 10-10, and force overtime. He also had three kickoffs and two were returned for an average of 24 yards per return.

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Nathan
Cook

Ryan
Agrimson

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Spasimir
Bodurski


Sept. 26, 2005

Offense
: Fullback Nathan Anderson (So., Marinette, Wis.) had a career best day for the Falcons in the team's 45-14 win over Pacific Lutheran Saturday at Ramer Field. The 5-10, 220 pounder rushed for a career-best 205 yards and one touchdown in the win. He carried the ball 24 times and averaged 8.5 yards per carry. His touchdown run covered nine-yards. The score came at 7:10 of the third quarter and gave the Falcons a 31-7 lead at the time. He had a long run of 33 yards.

Defense: Tackle Aaron Retzlaff (Sr., Shawano, Wis.) anchored a Falcon defense that limited Pacific Lutheran to just 14 points in the team's 45-14 win at Ramer Field on Saturday. The 6-1, 300 pounder had an interior lineman's dream come true when he intercepted a pass. On a first-and-10 play at the UW-RF 21, Retzlaff dropped off the line of scrimmage on a PLU pass attempt and picked the ball off. He returned it four yards to give the Falcons a first down. UW-RF then drove 73 yards in five plays to score its final points of the game. Retzlaff had two solo and three total tackles in the game. "Aaron came up with the big interception and graded out the highest of all our defensive linemen," Falcon assistant Coach Jamie Herrick said.

Special Teams: Kicker Dan Keller (Fr., St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall HS) was perfect on all of his field goal and extra point attempts in the team's 45-14 win over Pacific Lutheran on Saturday at Ramer Field. He hit on all six extra points and also made a 22-yard field goal that gave the Falcons a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. He also had seven kick offs and PLU averaged just 15.1 yards per return. He had one touchback.

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Anderson

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Retzlaff

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Dan
Keller


Sept. 20, 2005

Offense
: Jeremy Wolff (Jr., Janesville, Minn. Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton HS), making only his second collegiate start at quarterback, led a high-powered Falcon offensive attack in the team's 35-19 loss to Bemidji State on Saturday at Ramer Field. He scored two rushing touchdowns on runs of 52 and 53 yards. He carried the ball 13 times and rushed for 162 yards. The 6-1, 212 pounder averaged 12.4 yards per carry. He completed 8-24 passes for 119 yards with a long of 24 yards. Wolff led an offense that finished with 313 rushing and 432 total yards. Both marks are the highest given up by BSU since Sept. 11, 2004.

Defense:   End Jeff Cassellius (Sr., Glenwood City, Wis.) was one of the Falcon defensive leaders in the team's 35-19 loss to Bemidji State on Saturday at Ramer Field. He finished with two solo and five total tackles. He combined on the team's one sack in the game that resulted in a loss of 10 yards. The sack came on a fourth-and-nine play at the UWRF 34 in the second quarter. Cassellius also had another tackle for a loss of six yards. The 6-5, 220 pounder also had a quarterback hurry.

Special Teams: Return specialist Shane Hanson (So., River Falls, Wis.) handled all of the Falcon returns in the team's 35-19 loss to Bemidji State on Saturday. The 6-0, 177 pounder returned two kick offs for 41 yards with a long of 21. He returned four punts for 33 yards with a long of 15.

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Jeremy
Wolff

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Cassellius

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Shane
Hanson


Sept. 12, 2005

Offense
: Fullback Nathan Anderson (So., Marinette, Wis.) had a strong game for the Falcons in the team's 26-21 loss to Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday. The 5-10, 220 pounder was UW-RF's top rusher with 64 yards on 17 carries. He had a long run of 10 yards. He also caught two passes for 29-yards and he had a two-yard touchdown reception at 4:15 of the fourth quarter that brought the Falcons to within 26-21. After the team's second touchdown, he caught a two-point conversion pass that gave the Falcons a 15-9 lead at 6:21 of the second quarter.

Defense: End Gregg Neumann ( So., Lakeville, Minn.) was one of the team's defensive leaders in UW-RF's 26-21 loss to Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday. Starting for the first time in his collegiate career, the 6-3, 229 pounder was second on the team with five solo and seven total tackles. He had two tackles for loss (five yards) and recovered a fumble. CSP had a third-and-three at the UW-RF 13 yard line in the second quarter when a bad snap from center got away from the Golden Bear quarterback. Neumann stole the ball away from the quarterback to stop the CSP threat and give the Falcons the ball.

Special Teams: Matt Jordan (Jr., Thorp, Wis.) made some important plays for the Falcons in the team's 26-21 loss to Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday. Jordan, 5-8, 170 pounds, blocked two kicks and returned a punt 29-yards. His first block came after CSP's first touchdown. He broke around the end and got a hand on the extra point kick. Then late in the fourth quarter, CSP lined up for a 37-yard field goal that Jordan blocked. That gave the Falcons the ball and a chance to score the go-ahead points. He returned the punt in the third quarter and it gave the Falcons a first down at the CSP 17. Six plays later the Falcons scored to give UW-RF a 15-9 lead with 6:21 to play in the third quarter.

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Nathan
Anderson

Gregg
Neumann

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Jordan



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