THIS WEEK
•Southwest Minnesota State University (2-8, 0-6 NSIC South) concludes the 2017 season on Saturday, Nov. 11, facing Concordia University-St. Paul (1-9, 0-6 NSIC South) starting at 1 p.m. at Sea Foam Stadium in St. Paul, Minnesota.
•SMSU's last victory came in week three at home versus Minot State on Sept. 16.
•CSP has lost nine straight games since opening the season with a 24-0 win over Minot State on Aug. 31.
•CSP has suffered three losses by a combined 10 points.
•SMSU's seven-game winless streak is its longest since the 1983 team had five losses and two ties during a seven-game winless streak.
•SMSU has lost eight straight NSIC South Division games dating back to the final two games last season.

SMSU vs. CSP Series Notes
(all-time results listed on page 20)
Southwest Minnesota State and Concordia-St. Paul meet for the 21st time on Saturday with the match-up tied at 10-10 in a series that started on Sept. 15, 1979 ... SMSU leads 4-2 in games played in St. Paul including 1-0 in games played at Sea Foam Stadium ... SMSU has won four of the last five meetings in the series, including 28-14 last season in Marshall ... SMSU won the first three meetings in the series before CSP won six straight from 2000-05 ... SMSU won three straight from 2006-08 ... this is just the second time SMSU has played on the campus of CSP since 2008 ... in 2011 and 2013 the teams played a the Metrodome in Minneapolis.

The Last Time - SMSU vs. CSP
SMSU recorded a hard-fought 28-14 victory over Concordia-St. Paul on Oct. 29, 2016, in Marshall. SMSU finished the game with a school record 70 rushing attempts and closed the game with a season-high 312 yards on the ground. The previous single-game record was 69 rush attempts set during the 1973 season. SMSU's Hudson Walton rushed for a career-high 145 yards and one touchdown on 26 carriers, with all coming in the second half. Walton replaced an injured Max Simmons, who gained 138 yards and one touchdown on 23 carries in the first half. SMSU finished the game with 434 yards of total offense with 23 first downs. The SMSU defense was outstanding limiting CSP to just 284 yards of offense on 71 plays with just 13 first downs and also forced a pair of turnovers. CSP was held to 17 yards in the third quarter and just 90 yards total in the second half. SMSU also racked up a season-high four sacks. SMSU quarterback Blake Gimbel attempted just 17 passes, completing nine for 122 yards and one touchdown.

SMSU vs. CSP Series Information
Overall:    tied 10-10
In Marshall:    tied 5-5
In St. Paul:    SMSU leads 4-2
Neutral:     CSP leads 3-1
Last SMSU win:    Oct. 29, 2016 (28-14)
Last CSP win:    Nov. 1, 2014 (38-20)
Largest win for SMSU:    44 (44-0, 1999)
Largest win for CSP:    42 (63-21, 2004)
Longest win streak for SMSU:    3 (1979-1999 & 2006-08)
Longest win streak for CSP:    6 (2000-05)
Current win streak:    SMSU, 2
Sauter vs. CSP:    4-3
Currier vs. SMSU:    4-1

    FINAL GAME FOR 15 MUSTANG SENIORS
•Saturday's game is the final game for 15 SMSU senior players including Ashanti Payne, Nate Huot, Bilal Louzati, Vernel Wingate, Michael Rivera, Daniel Halverson, Jordan Clark, Matt Overgaard, Austin Hilgert, Drake Zabloudil, Ty Bird, Chase Onken, Elias Mensah, Aaron Van Dyk and Alex Werner.

    HUOT CLOSING IN ON SCHOOL CAREER RECORD
•Senior wide receiver Nate Huot enters his last game with 250 career receptions, ranking just two behind the school's all-time leader Alvin Ashley, who had 252 from 1990-93.
•Three weeks ago Huot became just the second Mustang in team history to reach 3,000 career receiving yards.
•He ranks second on the school's all-time receiving yards (3,140) list and is tied for third all-time in touchdown receptions (29).
•Huot also ranks eighth in all purpose yards (3,782).
•A complete look at where Huot ranks is listed on page 5.

    HUOT FOURTH AMONG ACTIVE NCAA D2 PLAYERS
•Senior wide receiver Nate Huot's 250 career receptions ranks fourth among active Division II players.
•Chase Krivashei from Humboldt State is first with 300 receptions, Paul Revis from Western Oregon is second with 269, while Quinton Gray from West Virginia State is third with 261.  

    OPENING DRIVE TIDBITS
•SMSU's last seven-game losing streak came during the 1976 season when SMSU finished 0-9 overall.
•Alex Ney has 112 total tackles this season becoming the first SMSU player to reach 100 tackles in a season since AJ Page in 2013.
•Ney is just is the second player to reach 100 since 2007.
•The 112 tackles currently rank tied for 10th in the SMSU single-season record book.  
•Ney needs three more tackles to record the most by an SMSU player since Mike Roggenbuck had 173 in 1983.
•Ney ranks eighth in Division II in tackles per game (11.2) and 23rd in solo tackles per game (5.7). He ranks second in the NSIC in tackles.
•SMSU enters the last week of the season ranked third in the NSIC in passing offense (225.3), but 14th in rushing offense (103.8).
•Nate Huot ranks third in the NSIC in receptions per game (6.6) and third in receiving yards per game (78.5).
•Huot ranks 23rd in Division II in receptions per game (6.6) and 40th in receiving yards (785).  
•Michael Griffin ranks 12th in the NSIC in tackles per game (7.9).
•Senior defensive tackle Alex Werner has a team high eight tackles for loss and is tied for the team lead with 2.5 sacks.
•Junior defensive tackle Webb Bolstad has had a strong season as he is tied for the team lead in sacks (2.5) and is second in tackles for loss (7.5).
•Senior Ashanti Payne leads the team in rushing with 524 yards and six touchdowns on 126 carries.
•Senior Nate Huot leads the team with 66 receptions for 785 yards and five touchdowns.
•Junior Connor Wilkie, who has missed the past three games with an injury, has completed 110 of 189 passes for 981 yards and two touchdowns with four interceptions.
•Sophomore Boyer Bouman is 69 for 124 passing for 510 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions.
•SMSU ranks 13th in the country in turnover margin (+1.0) and is 29th in turnovers gained (22).
•SMSU ranks tied for first in Division II in fewest fumbles lost (2).   
•SMSU ranks 12th in Division II in kickoff return defense, allowing 16.2 yards per return.
•SMSU's blocked punt two weeks ago at Upper Iowa was its first since the 2015 season at Wayne State.
•Senior quarterback Blake Gimbel had his 26-game consecutive start streak snapped on Sept. 30. He has not played since week four.
•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 six 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 third highest single-game total in all levels of NCAA football. Two players in Division III have recorded five interceptions in a single-game this season.
•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.

    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 250 receptions in 43 games.
•Adam Connette (2014-17) from Minnesota Crookston ranks second in NSIC history with 237 receptions.
•Brian Jark from Northern State held the previous record entering the season with 210 receptions in 36 games from 2006-09.

    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 66 for a team-high 785 yards.
•Huot will become the first Mustang player to led the team in receptions for four straight seasons.
•Huot was the third player in team history and first since Ray Denson (2003-05) to lead the team in receptions three straight seasons.

    WSU USES STRONG DEFENSE TO DEFEAT SMSU
•No. 18 ranked Winona State displayed why it has one of the top defensive units in the country, forcing five turnovers and limiting Southwest Minnesota State to 178 yards of offense, in earning a 45-7 victory last Saturday in Marshall.
•WSU finished the game with 315 yards offense and retained the "Battle for the Sledge" traveling trophy for the second straight season.
•SMSU was held to less than 200 yards of offense for the first time since 2010.
•The five turnovers were the most committed by SMSU since the 2014 season.
•Boyer Bouman completed 20 of 33 passes for 67 yards with Max Simmons and Nate Huot each catching five passes for the Mustangs.
•Ashanti Payne led the SMSU rushing attack with 61 yards and one touchdowns on 13 carries.
 






    HEAD COACH
•Cory Sauter is in his eighth season as head coach and has an overall record of 36-52, including 35-50 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 / CSP IN THE NCAA RANKINGS
•A full listing of SMSU in the national statistics can be found on pages 23-24.
    (168 teams ranked)    SMSU    CSP
    Scoring Offense    138th    144th    
    Rushing Offense    148th    150th    
    Passing Offense    67th    92nd
    Passing Efficiency    123rd    152nd
    Total Offense    121st    129th
    Scoring Defense    135th    123rd
    Rushing Defense    148th    154th
    Pass Defense    61st    42nd
    Pass Efficiency Defense    70th    122nd
    Total Defense    138th    134th
    Net Punting    154th    60th
    Punt Returns    111th    78th
    Kickoff Returns    113th    96th
    Turnover Margin    13th    145th
    Fewest Penalty Yards/Gm.    34th    78th
    Time of Poss.    129th    128th
    3rd Down Conv.    91st    135th    
    3rd Down Conv. Defense    154th    64th

    SMSU IN SOUTH DIVISION PLAY
•Since the NSIC adapted divisional play prior to the 2008 season, SMSU is 22-43 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.  

    MUSTANG DEFENSE FORCING TURNOVERS/SCORING
•The SMSU defense has forced 22 turnovers in 10 games ranking 29th 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 10 games and has recorded two or more turnovers in seven 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.

    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 17 of 20 on PATs and has also ran for a two-point conversion.
•He is 6 of 7 field goals with a long of 37 yards.

    NEY KEEPS LEADING THE WAY
•Junior linebacker Alex Ney leads the team with 112 tackles and ranks first with 57 solo stops.
•Ney is the first SMSU player to record more than 100 tackles in a season since AJ Page in 2013 and is just the second since 2007.  
•He ranks eighth in Division II in tackles per game (11.2) and 23rd in solo tackles per game (5.7).
•Ney racked up 17 tackles with one forced fumble versus Upper Iowa.
•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.

    RATKOVICH KEEPS PILING UP TACKLES
•Junior linebacker Shane Ratkovich ranks third on the team with 67 tackles including 5.5 for loss with two sacks.
•Ratkovich recorded just three total tackles in the first three games this season.
•He racked up a career-high 21 tackles at Upper Iowa on Oct. 28.   
•Ratkovich and Alex Ney have both recorded 20 or more tackles in a game this season. Prior to this season, no SMSU player has reached 20 tackles in a game 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
    O19    Minnesota State            DNP - injured
    O28    at Upper Iowa            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 (1,267).
•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 record 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.

    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 67 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
•Ben Specht leads the Mustang special teams this season with six tackles including four on punts and two on kickoffs.
•Brad Bahlmann, Shawn Griffin, Josh Bauer and Shaylar Burnell are rank tied for second on the team with five tackles each.   

    GET IN THE "ZONE"
•Southwest Minnesota State has scored on 22 of its 32 (68.8) possessions inside the "red zone" this season with 16 touchdowns and six field goals.
•SMSU opponents are 36 of 41 (87.8) inside "red zone" this season with 26 touchdowns and 10 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    22 of 32 (68.8)    16    6

    BIG PLAY MUSTANGS
•SMSU has recorded 59 offensive/defensive plays or kick/punt returns of 20 or more yards in 2017, including 33 by the Mustang offense (8 run, 25 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    59    9    8    25    23    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.  

    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 (154 games), SMSU has been a "plus" in turnover margin in just 50 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 six times in 2017).
•In SMSU's last 131 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 85 of their last 131 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 is 25-31 all-time at the stadium, finished 1-4 this season.
•SMSU recorded a 4-2 record at home last season.
•SMSU has recorded back-to-back winning seasons at home the in 2015 and 2016 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 1-4 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 31-58 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.

    SMSU VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS
•SMSU is 1-20 versus Division II Top 25 teams since the 2008 season including 1-2 this season.
•SMSU lost 24-10 to No. 7 Sioux Falls on Sept. 30, 54-7 to No. 4 Minnesota State on Oct. 19 and 45-7 to No. 18 Winona State on Nov. 4.
•SMSU's lone victory came in the 2016 season opener versus No. 19 Minnesota Duluth (42-38) in Marshall.

    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 APPEARS ON NSIC GAME OF THE WEEK
•SMSU appeared three times on regional television this season including twice on the "NSIC Thursday Night Game of the Week" aired by 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 as part of the "Game of the Week" package.
•SMSU's Saturday game at Bemidji State on Sept. 23 also aired 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 194-317-5, including 132-223-5 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 CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL
•Concordia-St. Paul is 1-9 overall, 0-6 NSIC South, after suffering a 28-13 road loss to Augustana on Saturday.
•CSP committed turnovers on four of its last six possessions and was held to just 32 yards rushing in the loss.
•For the season, CSP quarterback Ron Johnson has completed 81 of 166 passes for 963 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions.
•Running back Darnell Rolle has a team-high 589 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 121 carries.
•Marcus Gustaveson has caught a team-high 42 passes for 611 yards and eight touchdowns.
•Blake Evans leads the Golden Bears defense with 84 tackles while Brian Szutkowski has 78 tackles and six pass break-ups.
•Shannon Currier is his sixth season as head coach at CSP with a record of 35-30. He was head coach at CSP from 2000-03. He has a career record of 55-65 in 11 seasons as a head coach including five seasons at Truman State (Mo.).

    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.