THIS WEEK
The University of Mary football team returns home following their first - and longest - road trip of the season to host Southwest Minnesota State University in the annual Tackle Hunger game. The Marauders and the Mustangs face of at 2 pm on Saturday September 17, from the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, ND, in a Northern Sun meeting between North and South division foes. 

THE RECORDS/LAST WEEK
The Marauders are 0-2 overall and in the NSIC. UMary dropped a 25-17 decision at Winona State... The Mustangs are 1-1 overall and in the NSIC. SMSU defeated visiting Concordia-St. Paul 14-6... Neither team has played a divisional contest yet.  
 
FOLLOW LIVE 
Voice of the Marauders Jesse Rostvedt and former UMary athletic director and Hall of Fame football coach Roger Thomas team up to broadcast Marauders games on KFYR 550 AM. The game is also streamed online at www.kfyr.com.
Free video streaming of Marauders home and Northern Sun games is available  https://nsicnetwork.com/goumary and at www.GoUMary.com/coverage  
Live stats for Saturday's games are available online at www.GoUMary.com/coverage 

QUICK HITTER STORY LINES
The Marauders are looking for their first win of the season after a pair of one-possession losses to open the season
UMary has taken leads in the second half of both games but both Wayne State and Winona State were able to overcome deficits
Saturday's loss was the Marauders 5th by 8 or fewer points (one possession) over the last two seasons
The Marauders-Mustangs meeting is the 3rd of four straight games against NSIC South division teams to open the season
The Marauders hold a 6-4 series edge against the Mustangs
UMary's defense played one of their better games in recent history, limiting Winona State to just 281 yards of offense, including only 84 passing
Through two games the Marauders are 6th in total defense in the NSIC, allowing 336 yards/game
The Marauders had their streaks of 400 yards (4 games), 28 points (5) and 300 yards passing (6) snapped against the Warriors

BISMARCK MOTOR COMPANY IS SEPT. 17 GAMEDAY SPONSOR
A big Marauders THANK YOU to Bismarck Motor Company, our gameday sponsor for the Marauders-Mustangs contest. Complimentary tickets to the UMary football game are available at Bismarck Motor Company locations in Bismarck and Mandan, ND.

GAME DAY TIME LINE
10 am |             Tailgating commences in the Prairie Farms Dairy Marauder Alley in the                             MDU Resources Community Bowl north parking lot... Laughing Sun 
                        Brewing and Norm's Eatery will have food for sale. 
11:30 am |        The Marauders enter the stadium through the Prairie Farms Dairy 
                        Marauders Alley tailgate area
1 pm |                 Ticket gates open, Marauders Bay beer garden hosted by Laughing     
                        Sun Brewing Co. opens inside stadium
1:53 pm |         Marauders take the field
2 pm |                 Kickoff!

TICKETING FAQs
Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets online at www.umarytickets.com or via the HomeTown Fan App for iOS and Android mobile devices
Save money by purchasing tickets online
$5 discount (minus fees) on tickets purchased online vs. purchases at the gate
Tickets purchased at the gate are CASH ONLY transactions | ATMs are located near the main ticketing gates for Marauders home game
Debit and credit card purchases are online only at www.umarytickets.com or via the HomeTown Fan App
UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard are admitted FREE
Youth 12 and younger with an adult are admitted FREE
Any youth 12 and under unaccompanied by an adult are charged a $5 admission fee at the gate (cash only)
All ticket sales are FINAL at time of purchase, whether online or at the gate
 
MARAUDERS FOOTBALL HOME GAME TICKET PRICES
Adults | $15 + fees online and $20 (CASH ONLY) at the gate
Seniors (65+) and youth 13-18 | $7.50 + fees online and $10 (CASH ONLY) at the gate
Children 12 and under accompanied by an adult | Free
Children 12 and under with no adult present| $5

MARAUDERS FOOTBALL TACKLE HUNGER FOOD DRIVE
The Marauders Football annual Tackle Hunger food drive supports the Missouri Slope United Way Backpack Program. For many local children the School Lunch Program is their only source of regular nutritious meals. According to recent data, 27 percent of students in our coverage area qualify for free or reduced lunch.
 
When school is out of session, many of these children lose access to regular, healthy meals and spend their weekends hungry. The United Way Backpack Program sends a backpack of meals home with children who need it. Marauders fans are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items to be used in the Backpack program. Here are some of the items that are most helpful:
 
Capri Sun Variety Packs | Apple Juice Individual Packs | Small Boxes of Cereal
Variety Packs | Instant Oatmeal Variety Packs | Pop Tarts | Easy Mac | Ramen Noodles | Soup | Chef Boyardee Beef Ravioli | Fruit or Veggie Cups | Peanut Butter or Cheese Crackers, Individual Packages | Apple Sauce, Individual Cups

Please make sure items are in single serving sizes with easy pop tops and no glass.
 
Food donations will be collected prior to the game in the Prairie Farms Dairy Marauders Alley tailgate area by the Marauders Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

MARAUDERS RECOGNIZES UMARY HAMM SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Marauders football will recognize the University of Mary Hamm School of Engineering faculty and staff for their efforts working on behalf of the UMary football scholar-athletes. Currently nine members of Marauders football are majoring in engineering: Lucas Bodine, Cayden Floyd, Collin Gapen, Seth Jarrett, Elliot Kooiker, Jakim McKinney, Conner Paul, Tylen Small and Jason Stoddard. 

WEEK 2 RECAP | Winona State 25 UMary 17 
Marauders scored the 1st 14 points of the game on a 3 yard TD pass from Logan Nelson to Danny Kittner and an 11 yard TD run by Dave Small Jr. 
Kevin Powell added a 35 yard field goal in the 3rd quarter for a 17-9 lead
Winona State scored the final 16 points, taking a 22-17 lead in the final minute of the 3rd quarter
The Marauders forced two turnovers and didn't commit a turnover
UMary held Winona State to 284 yards
The 84 yards passing for WSU was the fewest allowed by the Marauders since Oct. 2019
Danny Kittner caught 7 passes for 78 yards and 1 TD
Kittner broke the Marauders record for career receiving yards on the first play of the game
Dave Small Jr. ran for 43 yards and 1 TD
Ty Gavin led WSU with 149 yards rushing and 1 TD
Devyn Charles led all players in tackles (10) and tackles for loss (2.5). He forced a fumble and had a sack. 
Tre Gola-Callard made his 1st career interception

MARAUDERS-MUSTANGS SERIES HISTORY
This is the 11th meeting between the Marauders and the Mustangs
UMary holds a 6-4 advantage in the series
Marauders Hall of Fame coach Myron Schulz opened his career with a 28-7 road win in 1999
The Marauders ran for a season-high 181 yards at SMSU
The series is tied 2-2 in Bismarck

KITTNER SETS CAREER RECEIVING YARDS RECORD
On his first reception at WInona State, Danny Kittner passed Elby Pope to become the Marauders all-time leader in reception yardage. Two yards shy of Pope's total of 2,781 yards (2011-14), Kittner caught a 6 yard pass on the first play of the game. The senior All-American now has 2,857 yards receiving in his career. 

RECORD WATCH | KITTNER
Danny Kittner, the Marauders all-time leading receiver with 217 catches and 2,857 yards, has caught 26 touchdown passes and trails only Jake Pfau (34) and Tyler Steffan and Luke Little (30). 


50 x 5K
Logan Nelson crossed both the 5,000 career passing yard and 50 career touchdown pass threshold at Winona State.

CLIMBING THE CHARTS
Logan Nelson moved into a 4th place in career passing yardage with 5,149 yards to pass Paul Cronin (4,990)... Craig Bagnell is the all-time leader (9,170), followed by Chris Schwab (7,786) and Tim Garcia (5,154)
Nelson is 5th in TD passes with 50. Craig Bagnell leads with 75, followed by Chris Schwab (73), Tim Garcia (58) and Paul Cronin (55). 

IN SIGHT
With 114 yards rushing, Dave Small Jr. has pushed his career total to 908 yards two game into his second season at UMary. He needs 92 yards on the ground to become just the 15th Marauder to crack 1,000 career yards rushing. 

DEBUTS
13 scholar-athletes made their collegiate debuts for the Marauders in week one. Among those wearing the Blue & Orange for the first time were transfers Adam Brown, Sonny Brown, Jordan Duson, Korvin Feagins, Caden Green and Xavier Lewis, redshirt freshmen Tre Gola-Callard, Jaxon Feller, Raphael Hamilton, Ian Kopf, Gabe Levy, Mason Phillips,  and true freshman Jaxon Young.  

KITTNER EARNS PRESEASON HONORS
Senior WR Danny Kittner has earned several preseason accolades after earning unanimous All-American honors in 2021:
Lindy's College Football Preview 1st team preseason All-American
D2Football.com Elite 100 1st team
East West Shrine Bowl 1000
NSIC 2022 Preseason Offensive Player of the Year

NELSON NAMED TO PRESEASON ELITE 100
All-American senior QB Logan Neson was named to the 2022 D2Football.com Elite 100 team. The Billings, MT, native threw for 3,732 yards and 41 touchdowns while tossing just six interceptions and completing 65% of his passes. The NSIC North 1st team quarterback set single season UMary and NSIC records for passing yards while the scoring passes are a Marauders record... Twice he threw six touchdowns in a single game to tie the school record... He earned Don Hansen All-American honorable mention honors and D2Football.com Elite 100 team in 2021. 

TY'RESE GIBSON NAMED NSIC PLAYER TO WATCH
1st team All-NSIC North Division CB Ty'Rese Gibson was named the Marauders Defensive Player to Watch in 2022 in the conference preseason coaches' poll. A junior from Los Angeles, CA, Gibson picked off a team-leading two passes for 51 return yards. Both his interceptions led to points for UMary. He also broke up five passes and made 29 tackles (22 solo). Gibson also earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors.

KITTNER BY THE NUMBERS 2021
Danny Kittner posted one of the all-time great seasons by a wide receiver in 2021. Here's a look at some of the numbers:
128 receptions for 1,723 yards (UMary and NSIC records)
Led all NCAA divisions in catches and yards
Scored 18 TDs (3rd most in NCAA D2)
Caught 19 passes for 284 yards and 4 TDs in season finale at Bemidji State (UMary and NSIC record for catches | UMary record for yards | tied UMary record for TD catches in single game | 12th best NCAA total for catches in single game) 
All purpose yards single game team record v. Winona State (284)
NCAA All-time single season rankings - 3rd most catches, 5th in receiving yards, 5th in catches/game (11.6), 6th in receiving yards/game (156.6)
Eclipsed 100 yards receiving in 9 of 11 games
Eclipsed 200 yards receiving 3 times
Caught a touchdown in nine games
Scored multiple TDs in five games
Led NCAA D2 in all purpose yards (204.6 yards/game)

RANDOM KITTNER TIDBITS | 2021 VERSION
Holds for extra points and field goals
Scored a 2-point conversion in 2021
Recovered an onside kick
Completed 2-of-4 passes for 73 yard

KITTNER HONORS | 2021
NDAPSSA College Male Athlete of the Year
Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America 1st team
D2Football.com Elite 100 1st team
The College Football Network 2021 TCFBN All-American D-2 1st Team
Associate Press All-America 1st team
AFCA All-American 1st team
D2CCA All-American 1st team
D2CCA Super Region 4 Offensive Player of the Year
D2CCA Super Region 4 1st team
Northern Sun Offensive Player of the Year
All-Northern Sun North Division 1st team

LOGAN NELSON 2021 POST SEASON HONORS
Don Hansen NCAA Division II All-America honorable mention team
D2Football.com Elite 100 squad
D2CCA All-Region 4 1st team
All-Northern Sun North Division 1st team

UMARY 2021 NCAA TOP 30 RANKINGS | TEAM
#1 Passing yards/game | 356.6
#5 Red Zone Offfense | 0.925
#6 Fumbles lost | 3
#7 Turnovers lost | 7
#10 Team Passing Efficiency | 162.66
#12 completion percentage | 0.646
#15 Total Offense | 454.5 YPG
#22 Time of possession | 32:15
#28 scoring offense | 34.7 ppg

UMARY 2021 NCAA TOP 30 RANKINGS | INDIVIDUAL
#1 Receptions/game | Danny Kittner 11.6
#1 All- Purpose Yards | Danny Kittner 204.64
#1 Receiving Yards | Danny Kittner 1,723
#1 Receiving yards/game | Danny Kittner 156.6
#2 Receiving TDs | Danny Kitttner 18
#9 scoring/game | Danny Kittner 10.0
#10 total TDs | Danny Kitttner 18
#1 Passing Yards per game | Logan Nelson 337.5 (team record)
#3 passing touchdowns | Logan Nelson 41 (team record)
#3 Passing Yards | Logan Nelson 3,712 (team record)
#3 Total Offense | Logan Nelson | 338.8
#5 Points responsible for | Logan Nelson 264
#6 Completions per game | Logan Nelson 25.82
#10 Passing Efficiency | Logan Nelson 163.7
#12 completion Percantage | Logan Nelson .648
#1 Receiving TDs | Luke Little 20 (team record)
#5 Receiving Yards/game | Luke Little 114.7
#6 Receiving Yards | Luke Little 1,262
#7 Receptions/game | Luke Little 7.5
#7 Total TDs | Luke Little | 20
#8 Scoring/game | Luke Little 10.9

UMARY RECORDS
Here are team records broken in 2021:
Game
Receptions - 19 Danny Kittner at Bemidji State 11/13/21
Receiving Yards - 284 Danny Kittner at Bemidji State 11/13/21
All Purpose yardage - 378 Danny Kittner v Winona State 9/25/21
Touchdown passes in a game – 6 by Logan Nelson at Northern State 10/2/21 and at Bemidji State 11/13/21 (tied record by Paul Cronin (1994) and Zach Roberson (2x in 2014)

Season
Receptions - 128 by Danny Kittner (80 Seth Meier 1999)
Receiving Yards - 1,723 by Danny Kittner (1,208 Neil MacDannald 1996)
Yards passing in a season – 3,732 by Logan Nelson (2,935 by Paul Cronin in 1994)
Yards passing in a season by team - 3,9433 (3,164 in 2014
Touchdown passes in a season - 41 by Logan Nelson (32 by Paul Cronin 1995)
Touchdown passes in a season by team 43 (32 in 1995)
Touchdown receptions – 20 by Luke Little (17 by Tyler Steffan in 2011)
Pass completions 283 Logan Nelson (254 Craig Bagnell 2013)
Pass completions - Team 297 (277 in 2013)
Pass Attempts - Logan Nelson 436 (428 by Craig Bagnell 2013)
Pass Attempts - team 405 (465 in 2013)
Passing yards per game - team 356.6 (287.7 yards/game 2014)

NSIC RECORDS BROKEN
Single season receptions - 128 by Danny Kittner
Single season receiving yards - 1,723 by Danny Kittner 
SIngle season passing yards - 3,732 Logan Nelson

TICKETING FAQs
Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets online at www.umarytickets.com or via the HomeTown Fan App for iOS and Android mobile devices
Save money by purchasing tickets online
$5 discount (minus fees) on tickets purchased online vs. purchases at the gate
Tickets purchased at the gate are CASH ONLY transactions | ATMs are located near the main ticketing gates for Marauders home game
Debit and credit card purchases are online only at www.umarytickets.com or via the HomeTown Fan App
UMary students and faculty and staff with their MCard are admitted FREE
Youth 12 and younger with an adult are admitted FREE
Any youth 12 and under unaccompanied by an adult are charged a $5 admission fee at the gate (cash only)
All ticket sales are FINAL at time of purchase, whether online or at the gate
 
MARAUDERS FOOTBALL HOME GAME TICKET PRICES
Adults | $15 + fees online and $20 (CASH ONLY) at the gate
Seniors (65+) and youth 13-18 | $7.50 + fees online and $10 (CASH ONLY) at the gate
Children 12 and under accompanied by an adult | Free
Children 12 and under with no adult present| $5