Football
Football
NSIC Football: SCSU 57, UIU 10
Husky Football Wins 57-10 Over Upper Iowa
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Fayette, Iowa – St. Cloud State scored a season high 57 points and gained a season high 583 yards in a 57-10 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) win at Upper Iowa University on Saturday afternoon in Fayette, Iowa. The Huskies improved to 2-3 overall and 2-2 in the NSIC. Upper Iowa dropped to 2-3 overall and 1-3 in the NSIC.
The Husky defense set the tone in the first half, stopping Upper Iowa on it’s opening drive as senior linebacker Gyangelo Bradden (Minneapolis) intercepted the Peacocks, setting up the Huskies first scoring drive. Seven different players scored touchdowns for the Huskies and junior running back Stefan Geissler (Cadott, WI) scored twice, on a pass play and a rush.
St. Cloud State has gained over 500 yards in back to back games as the Huskies finished off Northern State last Saturday at home with 556 yards.
Upper Iowa scored on a 32-yard Jason Price field goal in the first quarter and quarterback Craig Burns hit John Baldwin on a 25-yard pass play for a third quarter score. The Peacocks finished the game with 324 yards of total offense.
Game notes:
The Huskies scored 28 first quarter points, 31 first half points, and collected 275 yards of total offense by half-time. While the offense exploded for points, the Husky defense held the high scoring Upper Iowa offense to three first half points. The Peacocks have averaged 40.5 points per game this season.
The last time the Huskies scored 50 points was in last year’s match-up against the Peacocks. St. Cloud State defeated Upper Iowa 54-28 at Husky Stadium. The school record for most points in a game is 71 points against Minnesota-Crookston on Aug. 31, 2006.
Senior linebacker Gyangelo Bradden (Minneapolis) and senior safety Brian Kampa (Sartell) each had a first quarter interception for the Huskies. The Bradden pick was his first of the season, first of his career as a Husky, and set up the Huskies first scoring drive of the game. Kampa’s pick was his first of the season, second of his career and set up the Huskies third scoring drive.
Sophomore linebacker Tony Kubes (New Prague) recorded his first collegiate interception return for a touchdown in the first quarter. Kubes picked off Upper Iowa and returned it 54-yards for the touchdown. The last Husky to return an INT for a score was David Kamin on Oct. 8, 2008, a 41-yard return against Minnesota Duluth.
The Huskies scored 28 points in the first quarter. Until today’s game the Huskies had scored a total of 12 first quarter points this season. St. Cloud State had averaged 22.8 points per game this season and surpassed that average in the first quarter.
After setting personal career highs for touchdown passes and passing yards last week against Northern State, senior quarterback Mitch Watkins (Jerseyville, IL) set new marks against Upper Iowa, finishing with a career high four touchdown passes and 289 passing yards. He completed 14 of 20 passes without an interception.
Sophomore running back Brandon Geiss (Shorewood, IL) rushed for 111 yards on 17 carries, marking his third 100-yard game of the season and sixth of his career. Geiss had six rushes in the Huskies first scoring drive of the day.
Senior tight end Cody Anderson-Norbloom (Minneapolis) caught a career high seven passes for a career high 158 yards and scored one touchdowns. His longest reception was for 34 yards and he scored a nine yard pass.
All three Husky quarterbacks played in the game. Watkins gave way to back-up senior Derek Stripling (Wabasso) and redshirt first year Brad Meade (Chippewa Falls, WI).
Junior running back Dante Steward (Milwaukee, WI) rushed for a career high 97 yards on nine carries and scored one touchdown.
Defensively, Tony Kubes led the Huskies with five tackles. The Husky defense combined for eight tackles for a loss and one quarterback sack.
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