THIS WEEK
•Southwest Minnesota State University (2-6, 0-4 NSIC South) will look to end a five-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon facing Upper Iowa University (5-3, 2-2 NSIC South) with kickoff set for 2:07 p.m. at Harms-Eischeid Stadium in Fayette, Iowa.
•SMSU's last victory came in week three at home versus Minot State on Sept. 16.
•SMSU's five-game losing streak is its longest since the 2009 season.
•SMSU is 11-2 all-time versus Upper Iowa and has won the last nine meetings.
•SMSU has lost five straight NSIC South Division games dating back to the final two games last season.
•Following Saturday's game, SMSU will play its final home game of the season on Nov. 4 versus Winona State.

SMSU vs. UIU Series Notes
(all-time results listed on page 20)
Southwest Minnesota State and Upper Iowa meet for the 14th time on Saturday with SMSU leading 11-2 in a series that started on Sept. 18, 2004 ... in the 13 games played, seven have been decided by seven or less points ... SMSU has won the last nine meetings and 11 of the last 12, including 59-41 last season in Marshall ... UIU's last win came on Oct. 13, 2007 ... SMSU is 6-1 in games played in Fayette ... SMSU leads 10-1 in the series since UIU joined the NSIC in 2006 ... the two teams have played two overtime games in the series with SMSU winning both games in 2006 and 2010.

The Last Time - SMSU vs. UIU
Southwest Minnesota State racked up 715 yards of offense—the second highest in school history—while two SMSU players tied or set a school record in earning a 59-41 homecoming victory over Upper Iowa on Oct. 1, 2016, in Marshall. SMSU true freshman Isley Carrington, playing in his first career game, rushed for a game-high 181 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries, setting a school single-game record for average yards per rush at 16.5. SMSU quarterback Blake Gimbel tied his own school record with 42 pass completions on 53 attempts, while passing for 436 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. SMSU's Nate Huot caught a team-high 11 passes for a career-high 182 yards and two touchdowns while Ty Steffensen finished with eight receptions for 48 yards. The SMSU defense forced five turnovers in the game, including four interceptions

SMSU vs. UIU Series Information
Overall:    SMSU leads 11-2
In Marshall:    SMSU leads 6-1
In Fayette:    SMSU leads 5-1
Neutral Record:    0-0
Last SMSU win:    Oct. 1, 2016 (59-41)
Last UIU win:    Oct. 13, 2007 (39-27)
Largest win for SMSU:    28 (52-24, 2009)
Largest win for UIU:    12 (28-16, 2004 & 39-27, 2007)
Longest win streak for SMSU:    9 (2008-present)
Longest win streak for UIU:    1 (2004 & 2007)
Current win streak:    SMSU, 9
Sauter vs. UIU:    7-0
Shea vs. SMSU:    1-11 (0-3 at DSU, 1-0 at PSC, 0-8 at UIU)

    OPENING DRIVE TIDBITS
•The last time SMSU was held to single digit scoring in three straight games came during the 1995 season when SMSU went four straight games without reaching double figures.  
•SMSU ranks 10th in the country in turnover margin (+1.25) and is 33rd in turnovers gained (17).
•SMSU ranks tied for first in Division II in fewest fumbles lost (1). SMSU is one of just four teams in the country to loss just one fumble all season. SMSU suffered its only lost fumble of the season on Sept. 23 at Bemidji State, on a dropped kickoff return.  
•Senior wide receiver Nate Huot broke the NSIC record for career receptions in the loss to Sioux Falls on Sept. 30. He now has 236 during his 41-game career.
•Huot recently became just the second Mustang player in team history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards in last week's game versus Minnesota State.  
•Huot moved into a tie for fourth in team history with 28 touchdown receptions on Oct. 14. He needs one more to move into a tie for third with Anthony Dean.  
•Huot ranks third in the NSIC in receptions per game (6.5), fourth in receiving yards per game (80.8) and 10th in all purpose (91.9).
•Huot ranks 25th in Division II in receptions per game (6.5) and 41st in receiving yards (646).
•Senior Ashanti Payne leads the team in rushing with 452 yards and five touchdowns on 105 carries.
•Huot leads the team with 52 receptions for 646 yards and four touchdowns.
•Junior Connor Wilkie, who missed last week's game with an injury, has completed 110 of 189 passes for 981 yards and two touchdowns with four interceptions.
•Junior linebacker Alex Ney ranks 12th in Division II in tackles per game (11.1) and second in the NSIC.
•Junior defensive tackle Webb Bolstad continues to have a strong season as he is tied for the team lead in sacks (2.5) and leads the team in tackles for loss (6.5). He has three or more tackles in five of the last six games.
•Junior punter Austin Wells ranks fifth in the NSIC in punt average at 38.9.  
•SMSU ranks fifth in Division II in kickoff return defense, allowing 14.6 yards per return.
•Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel had his 26-game consecutive start streak snapped on Sept. 30. He has not played in the last three games.
•Gimbel was injured late in the game on Sept. 7 at MSU Moorhead. He played the first two series against both Minot State and Bemidji State, but has not played the last four games.  
•Junior cornerback Je'Darien Jackson-Hanchett's four interceptions on Sept. 7 at MSU Moorhead is the highest single-game total in Division II this season and the second highest single-game total in all levels of NCAA football. Jaquan Harris from Division III Framingham State (Mass.) had five interceptions on Oct. 6.
•Senior running back Ashanti Payne ranks 10th in team history with 1,683 rushing yards. He needs 120 yards to move into ninth all-time.
•Sophomore running back Max Simmons ranks 15th in team history with 1,250 yards rushing.
•Simmons ranks tied for fifth in team history with 21 rushing touchdowns. He is four shy of moving into third place.
•SMSU was held without a touchdown versus Wayne State on Oct. 7. It was  the first time SMSU was held without a touchdown since Nov. 15, 2014, versus Augustana.

    SMSU IN SOUTH DIVISION PLAY
•Since the NSIC adapted divisional play prior to the 2008 season, SMSU is 22-41 all-time in South Division games and has finished in the top half of the division three times in nine seasons.
•SMSU had its highest finish in 2013 at second place and has finished fourth three times, fifth twice and sixth three times.  

    BIG THIRD QUARTER LEADS NO. 4 MSU PAST SMSU
•No. 4 ranked Minnesota State used several big plays on offense, defense and special teams in the third quarter t earn a 54-7 victory over SMSU on Thursday, Oct. 19.
•MSU had a goal line stand, an 89-yard touchdown run and blocked two punts in the third quarter.
•MSU finished with 541 yards of offense including 347 on the ground.  
•SMSU quarterback Boyer Bouman made his first career start and completed 22 of 38 pass attempts for 133 yards. •He is the third Mustang quarterback to start a game this season.
•Max Simmons gained 73 yards rushing and one touchdown on five attempts for the Mustangs.
•Nate Huot caught a game-high eight passes for 53 yards.
•SMSU closed the game with 240 yards of offense with 12 first downs.
•Alex Ney racked up 15 tackles with two for loss while also recording a forced fumble and fumble recovery.
 
    HEAD COACH
•Cory Sauter is in his eighth season as head coach and has an overall record of 36-50, including 35-48 in conference games.
•Sauter's 36 victories rank second all-time in program history among 10 head coaches.
•Gary Buer (1979-92), the program leader with 70 victories, recorded 27 victories during his first seven seasons as head coach.
•Sauter was named head coach on March 29, 2010, after serving two seasons as an assistant coach at SMSU.
•In 2009, Sauter served as the team's offensive coordinator, while in 2008 he served as quarterbacks coach.
•A complete bio on Sauter can be found on page 25.







    SMSU / UIU IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
•A full listing of SMSU in the national statistics can be found on pages 23-24.
    (168 teams ranked)    SMSU    UIU
    Scoring Offense    129th    79th    
    Rushing Offense    135th    49th    
    Passing Offense    53rd    119th
    Passing Efficiency    115th    94th
    Total Offense    103rd    89th
    Scoring Defense    129th    77th
    Rushing Defense    146th    143rd
    Pass Defense    99th    4th
    Pass Efficiency Defense    71st    27th
    Total Defense    147    64th
    Net Punting    126th    124th
    Punt Returns    118th    52nd
    Kickoff Returns    114th    146th
    Turnover Margin    10th    74th
    Fewest Penalty Yards/Gm.    20th    17th
    Time of Poss.    102nd    163rd
    3rd Down Conv.    82nd    146th    
    3rd Down Conv. Defense    143rd    39th

    HUOT IN THE NSIC RECORD BOOK
•Senior wide receiver Nate Huot became the all-time receptions leader in NSIC history (conference games only) with a third quarter reception versus Sioux Falls on Sept. 30.
•Huot has now amassed 236 receptions in 41 games.
•Brian Jark from Northern State held the previous record entering the season with 210 receptions in 36 games from 2006-09.

    THE KICK IS UP...AND GOOD
•Freshman kicker Skyler Crew booted three field goals in SMSU's week two win at MSU Moorhead. He is the first Mustang to make three in a game since Mike Wenk on Sept. 13, 2014.
•He is also 16 of 18 on PATs and has also ran for a two-point conversion.
•He is 6 of 7 field goals with a long of 37 yards.

    MUSTANG DEFENSE FORCING TURNOVERS/SCORING
•The SMSU defense has forced 17 turnovers in eight games ranking 33rd in Division II.
•SMSU recorded a season-high six turnovers with five interceptions in a week two road victory over MSU Moorhead.
•SMSU has forced a turnover in all eight games and has recorded two or more turnovers in five games.
•The SMSU defense has scored one touchdown this season with Hunter Cushman returning an interception 68 yards versus St. Cloud State. Cushman also had a 31-yard fumble return at MSU Moorhead but was tackled at the MSUM 1-yard line.
•The SMSU defense was opportunistic last season, forcing at least one turnover in the first 10 games, including three or more in five games and two or more in six games.

    HUOT LEADS THE WAY IN RECEPTIONS...AGAIN
•Senior wide receiver Nate Huot has led the team in receptions the last three seasons and leads again this season with 52 for a team-high 646 yards.
•Huot was the third player in team history and first since Ray Denson (2003-05) to lead the team in receptions three straight seasons.
•No player in team history has led the team in receptions for four straight seasons.

    HUOT MOVING UP SMSU RECORD BOOK
•Senior wide receiver Nate Huot ranks third in team history in receptions (236)
•He ranks second on the school's all-time receiving yards (3,001) list and is tied for fourth all-time in touchdown receptions (28).
•Huot also ranks eighth in all purpose yards (3,624).
•A complete look at where Huot ranks is listed on page 5.

    NEY KEEPS LEADING THE WAY
•Junior linebacker Alex Ney leads the team with 89 tackles and ranks first with 44 solo stops.
•He ranks 10th in Division II in tackles per game (11.1).
•Ney had 16 tackles and forced a fumble in a loss to Sioux Falls in week five.
•He recorded 15 tackles, forced a fumble and also recovered a fumble versus Minnesota State in week eight.
•Ney racked up 20 tackles including 11 solo stops during SMSU's loss to St. Cloud State in week one.
•The 20 tackles is the most by an SMSU player since the 1997 season. The single-game record is 27 set by Pat Litwicki versus Dakota State in 1978.

    GIMBEL IN THE RECORD BOOK
•Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel ranks first in school history in completing percentage (67.3), third in completions (660), fourth in passing yards (7,149) and fourth in passing touchdowns (58).
•Gimbel holds the school single-game record for completions in a game (42, vs. Upper Iowa, 2015 and 2016 and vs. Augustana, 2016) and twice has set the school single-season record for completion percentage (69.2).
•A complete look at where Gimbel ranks in school history is listed on page 5.
GIMBEL CAREER STARTS GAME-BY-GAME
    2015    Opponent    Comp.    Att.    Int    TD    Yards    Result
    S3    at Minot State    23    42    0    2    210    W, 21-10
    S12    Bemidji State    31    42    1    2    264    W, 34-30
    S19    at St. Cloud State    16    24    0    1    182    W, 21-20
    S26    MSU Moorhead    18    28    0    5    299    W, 48-9
    O3    at Augustana    24    37    1    1    332    L, 23-48
    O10    at Wayne State    16    26    0    3    247    W, 61-3
    O17    Sioux Falls    38    52    0    3    384    L, 26-34
    O24    at Upper Iowa    42    56    0    4    454    W, 34-19
    O31    Minnesota State    24    40    3    1    253    L, 17-55
    N7    at Concordia    25    35    1    3    243    W, 48-24
    N14    Winona State    16    29    1    1    185    W, 33-28    

    2016    Opponent    Comp.    Att.    Int    TD    Yards    Result
    S1    Minnesota Duluth    25    42    1    5    397    W, 42-38
    S10    at Northern State    34    49    2    2    336    L, 35-51
    S17    U-Mary    15    19    1    4    175    W, 47-23
    S24    at Minn.Crookston    20    28    0    1    283    W, 47-13
    O1    Upper Iowa    42    53    2    3    436    W, 59-41
    O8    at Sioux Falls    27    40    1    3    248    L, 28-48
    O15    Wayne State    24    35    1    2    256    L, 39-41
    O20    at Minnesota State    30    45    1    1    245    L, 20-35
    O29    Concordia-St. Paul    9    17    0    1    122    W, 28-14
    N5    at Winona State    19    31    0    0    170    L, 27-42
    N12    Augustana    42    56    2    2    362    L, 20-35

2017    Opponent    Comp.    Att.    Int    TD    Yards    Result
    A31    St. Cloud State    25    39    2    2    285    L, 26-41
    S7    at MSU Moorhead    32    44    0    5    389    W, 51-35
    S16    Minot State    6    7    0    0    54    W, 28-20
    S23    at Bemidji State    1    2    0    0    6    L, 22-40
    S30    Sioux Falls            DNP - injured
    O7    at Wayne State            DNP - injured
    O14    at Augustana            DNP - injured

    GIMBEL TIES OWN COMPLETION RECORD
•Quarterback Blake Gimbel tied his own school record for completions in a single game twice last season.
•In the win over Upper Iowa on Oct. 1, he completed 42 on 53 pass attempts while he also completed 42 of 56 passes in a loss to Augustana on Nov. 12.
•The 42 completions ranked tied for the fourth highest total in Division II last season.
•He also completed 42 passes versus Upper Iowa in 2015 in a victory in Fayette.
•In the last two games versus UIU, Gimbel has completed 84 passes on 109 attempts for 890 yards and seven touchdowns.  

    SIMMONS IN THE RECORD BOOK
•Max Simmons ranks tied for fifth in team history with 21 rushing touchdowns and ranks 15th in rushing yards (1,250).
•His 18 rushing touchdowns last season ranked second in team single-season history while he also ranked fifth in touchdowns scored (18) and fifth in scoring (108).
•The 18 rushing touchdowns was a school single-season history for rushing touchdowns by a freshman.  
•Simmons also twice tied the school single-game record for rushing touchdowns (4) last season (at Minnesota Crookston and at Winona State).

    MR. PRESIDENT WITH CAREER-HIGHS VS. MSUM
•Senior Ashanti Payne had a career night in the victory over Minot State on Sept. 16.
•He set career-highs in rushing attempts (30), yards (154) and touchdowns (3) including scoring two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to seal the victory.
•Payne served as SMSU student body president from 2015-17.

    JACKSON-HANCHETT SETS SINGLE-GAME RECORD
•Junior cornerback Je'Darien Jackson-Hanchett set a school single-game record with four interceptions in SMSU's week two win at MSU Moorhead.

    GIMBEL AND JACKSON-HANCHETT EARN AWARD
•Senior Blake Gimbel and junior Je'Darien Jackson-Hanchett were named the NSIC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week on Sept. 11.
•It's the fourth time Gimbel has earned the award in his career.

    CUSHMAN MAKING BIG TIME PLAYS
•Junior cornerback/safety Hunter Cushman has made several big plays this season.
•He returned an interception 68 yards for a touchdown in week one versus St. Cloud State.
•He also had a 31-yard fumble return versus MSU Moorhead in week two setting up a 1-yard SMSU touchdown drive.
•He ranks second on the team with two interceptions.

    SMSU HIGH-OCTANE OFFENSE
•Since being shutout on Nov. 5, 2011, Southwest Minnesota State has scored 30 or more points in 33 of its last 65 games dating back to the final game of the 2011 season.
•Since Nov. 12, 2011, SMSU has scored 40 or more points 18 times, 50 or more points nine times and 60 or more points once.

    SPECIAL TEAMS LEADERS
•Brad Bahlmann, Ben Specht and Josh Bauer lead the Mustang special teams with five tackles each this season.
•Michael Rivera, Shaylar Burnell and Michael Griffin are rank tied for third on the team with four special team tackles each.   

    GET IN THE "ZONE"
•Southwest Minnesota State has scored on 19 of its 28 (67.9) possessions inside the "red zone" this season with 13 touchdowns and six field goals.
•SMSU opponents are 27 of 31 (87.1) inside "red zone" this season with 18 touchdowns and nine field goals.
•The following is SMSU in the "red zone" since 2010.
    Year    Red-Zone    TD    FG
    2010    22 of 30 (73.3)    22    0
    2011    35 of 41 (85.4)    29    6
    2012    30 of 37 (81.1)    25    5
    2013    49 of 57 (86.0)    40    9
    2014    35 of 43 (81.4)    26    8
    2015    39 of 50 (78.0)    36    3
    2016    38 of 45 (84.4)    37    1
    2017    19 of 28 (67.9)    13    6

    BIG PLAY MUSTANGS
•SMSU has recorded 50 offensive/defensive plays or kick/punt returns of 20 or more yards in 2017, including 28 by the Mustang offense (7 run, 21 pass).
•For a complete look at the "long" plays and SMSU's "money" plays for this season, go to pages 18-19.
•The following are SMSU's "long plays" since 2010.
"Long" plays (20 yards or more) since 2010
    Year    No.    TD    Run    Pass    KR    PR    IR    FR
    2010    61    14    10    32    18    0    0    1
    2011    60    8    13    22    23    1    1    0
    2012    66    20    18    28    19    1    0    0
    2013    125    30    28    51    41    1    2    2
    2014    71    12    15    27    21    3    5    0
    2015    78    18    13    39    18    5    3    0
    2016    93    21    15    40    33    1    3    1
    2017    50    8    7    21    19    1    1    1

    2017 TEAM CAPTAINS
•Four players--two on offense and two on defense--serve as team captains for the 2017 season.
•The offensive team captains are senior center Austin Hilgert and senior quarterback Blake Gimbel.
•The defensive team captains are junior linebacker Alex Ney and junior defensive lineman Chance Steward.
•It's the third straight season Gimbel has been selected a team captain.
•The team captains were selected by a vote of the Mustang players.

    FOUR TRUE FRESHMEN SEE ACTION
•A total of four true freshmen have seen game action in six games this season.
•Brenton Shaw and Chris Bain have both played on kickoff return while both have seen time at running back.
•Lucas Fisher has appeared on special teams and defense and has one interception.  
•Skyler Crew handles place kicking duties and has made six fields this season including three in a win at MSU Moorhead.  

    SMSU VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS
•SMSU is 1-19 versus Division II Top 25 teams since the 2008 season including 1-1 this season.
•SMSU lost 24-10 to No. 7 Sioux Falls on Sept. 30 and 54-7 to No. 4 Minnesota State on Oct. 19.
•SMSU's lone victory came in the 2016 season opener versus Minnesota Duluth (42-38) in Marshall.

    THE 2017 ROSTER
•The 2017 SMSU roster features 107 players with 16 seniors, 28 juniors, 25 sophomores, 14 redshirt freshmen and 24 freshmen.
•The roster includes players from 15 different states and Canada. Minnesota leads the way with 53 players, followed by Iowa (15), Wisconsin (9), South Dakota (7), Illinois (7), Florida (3), Oregon (2), Arizona (2), Louisiana (2), California (1), Nebraska (1), Texas (1), Washington (1), Georgia (1), Maryland (1) and Ontario (1).










    TURNOVER MARGIN BY THE NUMBERS
•SMSU is "plus-10" in turnover margin in 2017.
•Since the start of the 2004 season (152 games), SMSU has been a "plus" in turnover margin in just 49 games (three in 2004, two in 2005, one in 2006, two in 2007, three in 2008, three in 2009, two in 2010, three in 2011, seven in 2012, six in 2013, twice in 2014, five times in 2015, five times in 2016 and five times in 2017).
•In SMSU's last 129 conference games, which spans from late in the 2004 season through this season, SMSU is minus-31 in turnover margin.
•The Mustangs have been "even" or "minus" in turnover margin in 84 of their last 129 conference games.

    MUSTANGS AT HOME
•The 2017 season marks the 10th year that Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center serves as the home for SMSU football.
•SMSU, which finished 4-2 at home last season, is 25-30 all-time at the stadium including 1-3 this season.
•SMSU has recorded back-to-back winning seasons at home the past two seasons for the first time since having four straight winning seasons from 1989-92.
•The $16 million facility opened in the fall of 2008 with the first college football game played on Aug. 30 versus Minnesota Crookston.  

    RECORD ON THE ROAD
•SMSU is 1-3 on the road this season.
•SMSU finished 1-4 on the road in 2016.
•SMSU went 5-1 in road games in 2015 setting a school record for road wins in a season.
•SMSU is a combined 31-57 in road games since 2000.

    SMSU VERSUS THE NORTH
•Since 2012, when the NSIC schedule required each team to play four inter-divisional games, SMSU has a record of 13-11 versus NSIC North Division teams.
•SMSU is 9-3 versus North Division teams since 2015.
•SMSU went a perfect 4-0 versus North Division squads in 2015, finished 3-1 and ended 2-2 this season.

    NSIC PRESEASON POLL
•SMSU was picked to finish eighth overall and fifth in the South Division in the annual 16-team NSIC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
•Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel and junior linebacker Alex Ney were named "Players to Watch" in the NSIC this season.

    NEW LOOK REGION FOR THE NSIC
•SMSU and the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference has been placed in a new region for the 2017 season.
•The NSIC is now a part of Super Region 4, which consists of schools from the NSIC, the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), the Lone Star Conference (LSC) and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC).

    ALL-NSIC RETURNING PLAYERS
•SMSU has three players on this season's team that earned All-NSIC South Division honors following the 2016 season.
•Running back Max Simmons was named the NSIC Offensive Newcomer of the Year and second team All-NSIC South.
•Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel and senior wide receiver Nate Huot were both named honorable mention All-NSIC South.

    2016 ALL-REGION HONORS
•Running back Max Simmons was named the 2016 Don Hansen Football Super Region Three Freshman of the Year and was named third team all-region.

    SIMMONS RANKS FIRST IN ALL OF NCAA
•Running back Max Simmons not only led Division II, but he ranked first among all freshman players in all four divisions of NCAA football with 18 rushing touchdowns in 2016.

    WORKING OVERTIME
•SMSU has played in 11 overtime games since the NCAA added overtime in 1998, recording a 4-7 record.
•SMSU is 1-3 in multi-overtime contests.
•SMSU's last overtime game was a home loss to Wayne State (48-45) on Oct. 25, 2014, while its last overtime win came on Nov. 2, 2013, (51-44) over Winona State.
•The program's last multi-overtime game was a 34-31 double overtime loss at Minnesota State on Oct. 13, 2012.

    SMSU TO APPEAR ON NSIC GAME OF THE WEEK
•SMSU appeared twice on the "NSIC Thursday Night Game of the Week" aired Midco Sports Network.
•SMSU's game at MSU Moorhead on Sept. 7 and SMSU's home game versus Minnesota State on Oct. 19, aired live on Midco Sports Network.

    MUSTANG HISTORY
•The 2017 season marks the 50th year of college football at Southwest Minnesota State dating to 1968.
•SMSU owns an all-time record of 194-315-5, including 132-221-5 in conference play.
•SMSU has recorded 10 winning seasons, two NAIA playoff appearances (1987 and 1991) and one Mineral Water Bowl appearance (2013).
•The program earned its lone conference championship in 1990.

    ABOUT UPPER IOWA
•Upper Iowa is 5-3 overall, 2-2 NSIC South, and is coming off a 21-20 road victory over Augustana .
•UIU quarterback Brent Lammers scored the game-winning touchdown, a 40-yard run, with 9:51 left in the fourth quarter.
•UIU won the game despite recording just 11 first downs and 221 yards of offense.
•The UIU defense was outstanding allowing just 300 yards and 14 first downs.  
•Lammers has completed 124 of 221 passes for 1,449 yards with 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions.
•Lammers also leads the team in rushing with 492 yards and five touchdowns on 118 carries.  
•Ryan Parmely has added 483 yards rushing and four touchdowns.
•Jarred Edmonds has caught a team-high 43 passes for 654 yards and five touchdowns.
•Jordan Rommes leads the Peacock defense with 55 tackles and four interceptions.
•Mitchel Siech has seven tackles for loss and two sacks.
•Tom Shea is his ninth season as head coach at UIU with a record of 36-60. He has also been head coach at Dakota State, Peru State, U-Mary and William Penn.

    MUSTANGS ON RADIO
•All SMSU football games during the 2017 season will be broadcast on 105.1 FM KARL.
•Ryan Rohlik is in his fifth season as the play-by-play voice of SMSU football, while Anthony Rohlik provides analysis.