THIS WEEK IN DICKINSON STATE FOOTBALL...
Saturday, Sep. 9 – Williams Stadium – Meomonie, Wis. – 12:00 pm MT
#19 Dickinson State (1-1, 1-0 NSAA) at Wisconsin-Stout (1-0, 0-0 WIAC)
LIVE VIDEO: wiacnetwork.com/stout/
LIVE STATS: stoutbluedevils.com/sidearmstats/football/summary
LIVE AUDIO: kdix.com
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D3 TUNEUP: The Blue Hawks will head on the road to take on NCAA Division III Wisconsin-Stout for their last non-conference tune-up … the Blue Hawks are coming off a convincing 41-18 home win against Mayville State in their NSAA opener … Krew Mathern, Braden Zuroff, and Chase Miller swept the NSAA Player of the Week awards for their efforts against the Comets on Saturday … this will be the first time the Blue Hawks have faced off against an NCAA DIII opponent since 2019 when they defeated Wisconsin-La Crosse, 23-17, in Dickinson
THE SERIES...
vs UWS: First meeting
Last: First meeting / Streak: N/A
Notes: This will be the first all-time meeting between the two teams
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS: Wisconsin-Stout is 1-0 on the season after defeating Saint Ambrose, 35-7, in week one … the Blue Devils were picked to finish sixth in the eight-team WIAC after going 3-4 in conference last season … UWS did most of their damage through the air in week one, throwing for 281 yards and four touchdowns compared to just 81 yards and one touchdown on the ground
HAWKS ARE UP…
2023 Blue Hawk Award Winners
Krew Mathern – NSAA Defensive Player of the Week
Braden Zuroff – NSAA Offensive Player of the Week
Chase Miller – NSAA Special Teams Player of the Week
IN THE POLLS…
The DSU Football starts the year ranked #19 in the Preseason Poll, the next poll will release on Monday, September 11
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RANK
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LAST TIME
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SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]
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RECORD
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POINTS
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1
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3
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Northwestern (Iowa) [17]
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13-1
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418
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2
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12
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Keiser (Fla.) [1]
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10-4
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383
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3
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2
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Grand View (Iowa)
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13-1
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379
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4
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1
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Morningside (Iowa)
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11-1
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375
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5
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5
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Indiana Wesleyan
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11-2
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340
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6
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7
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Marian (Ind.)
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9-2
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335
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7
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6
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Benedictine (Kan.)
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11-2
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317
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8
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4
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Bethel (Tenn.)
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13-1
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311
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9
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8
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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10-2
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294
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10
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9
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Reinhardt (Ga.)
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8-2
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286
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11
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10
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Southwestern (Kan.)
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9-2
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238
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12
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18
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College of Idaho
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8-2
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237
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13
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11
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Saint Xavier (Ill.)
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9-3
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231
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14
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15
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St. Thomas (Fla.)
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9-2
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209
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15
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16
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Carroll (Mont.)
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8-3
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144
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16
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24
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Montana Tech
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7-3
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130
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17
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19
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OUAZ (Ariz.)
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7-2
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125
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18
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13
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Avila (Mo.)
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10-2
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122
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19
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17
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Dickinson State (N.D.)
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8-3
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118
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20
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NR
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Kansas Wesleyan
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8-3
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115
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21
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22
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Texas Wesleyan
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9-2
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113
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21
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21
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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7-3
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113
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23
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14
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Bethel (Kan.)
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9-1
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75
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24
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23
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St. Francis (Ill.)
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7-3
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70
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25
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25
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Dordt (Iowa)
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7-3
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33
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Receiving Votes: Arizona Christian 30; Evangel (Mo.) 23; Concordia (Mich.) 20; Bluefield (Va.) 13; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 10; Montana Western 6; Southeastern (Fla.) 4; Louisiana Christian 3
