GAME ELEVEN || Saturday, November 10, 2012 || 1:00 PM
Mankato, Minn. || Blakeslee Stadium
Upper Iowa University at Minnesota State University, Mankato
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This Week in Peacock Football... Upper Iowa will travel to Mankato, Minn. to line up against the #6 team in the country in the form of the Mavericks of Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Peacocks have lost three straight close ballgames including last week’s 17-14 decision versus Wayne State in Fayette. A 47-yard field goal by Max Martin with 2:13 to play in the game gave the Wildcats their first lead and sealed the victory. The Mavericks, thanks to a 27-13 victory over Sioux Falls, have clinched a share of the NSIC regular season and south division titles. Minnesota State boasts the fifth-best scoring offense with 34.6 points per contest and the second-best rushing offense in the conference gaining 204.2 yards per game. Their defense has allowed the fewest points per game in the NSIC at just 16.4 points. Upper Iowa’s passing offense is the best in the NSIC with 299.4 yards per match up.
The Series... The Mavericks have won all six meetings in the series which began in 2006 when Upper Iowa moved up to NCAA Division II and gained membership in the Northern Sun Conference.
Hosch Turns the “Kea”... Redshirt sophomore
Keaton Hosch broke another record for UIU last week. The Independence native reset the single season yards receiving mark previously held by Dwayne Croker (1,023 yards in 2006). Hosch now has 1,044 yards this season on 58 catches. He has twelve touchdowns this season which tie him for 78th in the nation and seventh in the NSIC in scoring. Hosch is 11th in the nation and first in the conference with 104.4 receiving yards per game and also ranks 4th nationally and first in the NSIC in all-purpose yards with 188.2 per game. His work on punt returns has vaulted UIU to 2nd nationally and the top spot in the NSIC. He is averaging the second most yards per punt return, but with only 10 returns he fails to meet the minimum requirements to be ranked as an individual.
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Hosch’s All-Purpose Yardage |
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No. |
Yds. |
TD |
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Kicks |
25 |
544 |
1 |
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Punts |
10 |
254 |
1 |
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Rush |
6 |
40 |
0 |
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Rec. |
58 |
1044 |
10 |
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99 |
1882 |
12 |
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* 19.01 yards/touch |
Cole Climbing the Charts… Cole Jaeschke continued his assault on Peacock records last week breaking two more and tying a third. UIU’s signal caller has posted a passing efficiency of 132.38 through the first ten games, which ranks him 56th in the nation and 7th in the Northern Sun. The redshirt sophomore is accounting for 312.4 yards of total offense/game, which ranks 13th in the country and first in the NSIC. He has now thrown for 5,328 yards in his career and trails only Jeff Roth (6,379) on the all-time list. The Peacock passing offense is ranked 19th in the country and first in the NSIC with 299.4 yards/game. The Moorland, Iowa native set two single season records last week: passing yards (2,882) and attempts (395). Jaeschke is poised to break two more records this year as he is just one passing touchdowns and 11 completions away from single season records in each of those categories.
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Yards Passing/Career |
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Yds. |
Years |
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Jeff Roth |
6379 |
1989-92 |
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Cole Jaeschke |
5328 |
2011-P |
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Ben Curran |
4625 |
2008-10 |
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Jay Lehman |
4544 |
2004-07 |
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TD Passes/Season |
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No. |
Year |
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Jesse Willis |
26 |
1998 |
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Jeff Roth |
26 |
1992 |
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Cole Jaeschke |
26 |
2012 |
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TD Passes/Career |
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No. |
Years |
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Jesse Willis |
48 |
1995-98 |
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Jeff Roth |
46 |
1989-92 |
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Cole Jaeschke |
39 |
2011-P |
Missing in Action… UIU’s pair of linebackers
Ethan Douglas and
Tony Leggett will be out of action this week at Minnesota State. The duo finished as one of the top tackling pairs in the NSIC. Douglas will finish the season with 107 tackles, while Leggett will complete his final season with 91 tackles.
Five’s Alive... Jordan Andera had a big week versus Wayne State recording 10 tackles, 7 of which were solo and 2 for loss, and added an interception. He is 84th in the nation and 10th in the NSIC with 8.8 stops per game.
“Gut”-ty Performance... Redshirt sophomore
Shay Gutman is having a solid season. The receiver from Cedar Rapids has caught 52 passes for 767 yards and 4 touchdowns. He is averaging 76.7 yards per game, which ranks 62nd in the nation and 7th in the NSIC, and has surpassed the 80-yard mark five times including an explosive 181 yards at Sioux Falls. Gutman is tied for 78th nationally and 7th in the conference with 5.2 receptions/game.
