Crazy Like A Fox: A Minnesota State Screaming Eagles Dynasty

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Perhaps one of the more surprising things about the Screaming Eagles’ trip to the valley of the sun was that a steady light rain was falling all afternoon. Yes, rain in Arizona. Minnesota State once again leaned on its ground game, rushing for 319 yards. 249 of those yards came from Carter Fredrickson who now leads the nation in rushing after two games and is garnering himself some award talk.

The real star of the soggy afternoon was the Screaming Eagles defense. After allowing over 200 yards and 17 points in the first half, Coach van Dam and the staff made adjustments that shut down the Sun Devils in the second half. Arizona State could muster only one first down, never crossed midfield and scored zero points while the MSU running attack ground the Sun Devil defense into submission.

Both teams drove down for field goals on their opening possessions of the game and the first quarter concluded in a 3-3 tie with Arizona State driving into MSU territory again. The second quarter had more excitement with the Sun Devils scoring on the first play of the quarter then Minnesota State driving 75 yards in 9 plays to tie the score at 10 midway through the period.

On their next drive, Arizona State’s Mike Bercovici dinked and dunked his team down to the Minnesota State 1 yard line. Facing a 4th and goal, Todd Graham passed up the chip shot field goal and went for the end zone. Facing pressure, Bercovici fired a pass into a crowd but Gary Chambers came down with it to give ASU the lead back with less than 2 minutes to play in the half. Craig Nelson, who had an efficient day, led the Screaming Eagles across midfield but the drive stalled as the half ended.

The second half turned out to be all Minnesota State. Coach van Dam's adjustments seemed to baffle Arizona State from the opening possession of the second half as the Screaming Eagles defenders forced the first of four consecutive three and outs in the second half.

DC Luther van Dam
“They were killin’ us with the short, quick passes in the first half so we just tightened up our coverages and just played better assignment football at all levels. I’m proud of our guys, they played a great half. They grew up a lot today.”

Kenny Bryant, who has been a standout on returns so far this season, got MSU near midfield with a 16 yard return of the ASU punt. Then the road-grading began. The combination of Carter Fredrickson, Kenny Kimmins and the MSU offensive line proved too much for the Sun Devils in the second half beginning with the first possession of the half for Minnesota State. The Screaming Eagles ran it on 6 of 7 plays on the quick 52 yard drive, capped off by Kenny Kimmins’ first score of the season to tie the game at 17.

OC Dauber Dybinski
“The line was great today, it’s a huge deal to run like that against a quality opponent like ASU at their place. We didn’t have to ask Craig [Nelson] to do too much today but he made some critical third downs for us. I was thrilled to get Kenny [Kimmins] more carries today, we need him to take some of the load off Carter so they can both be fresh as we go through the season.”

The possession leading to the tying score was the first of 4 consecutive scoring drives in the second half that resulted in 24 unanswered points for Minnesota State. All while the Sun Devils never crossed midfield, only gained one first down and were shut out in the second half. Shutting down one of the better offenses from the PAC 12 (on paper) for an entire half is no small feat. The Screaming Eagles had one of their most dominating performances in recent memory in the second half. They imposed their will on ASU in all phases of the game while playing a clean game with no turnovers and only one 5 yard penalty.

HC Hayden Fox
“Our kids did a great job. Coach Graham has a good team and to come to their place and dominate the line of scrimmage like we did, especially in the second half even impressed me. I can’t say enough about Coach van Dam and the defensive staff and their halftime adjustments, shutting down a team like that is a big deal. One thing’s for sure after that rushing performance, Stoops and the Sooners are gonna stack the box next week.”

Game Summary | September 5, 2015 | Sun Devil Stadium | Tempe, Arizona
	Minnesota State Screaming Eagles (2-0, 0-0 Big Ten)	34	1 2 3 4 MSU 3 7 10 14 ASU 3 14 0 0	17		Arizona State Sun Devils (0-1, 0-0 PAC 12)

BOX SCORE

SCREAMNG EAGLES TEAM STATS COMPARISON SUN DEVILS 23 First Downs 12 434 Total Offense 235 50-319 Rushes-Net Yards 19-90 115 Passing Yards 145 157 Return Yards 24 591 Total Yards 259 7/15 (53%) 3rd Down Efficiency 2/11 (18%) 0/0 4th Down Efficiency 1/1 6-4-2 (100%) Red Zone Efficiency (POS-TD-FG) 3-2-1(100%) 0 Turnovers 0 3-46.0 Punts - Average 7-39.1 1-5 Penalties-Yards 1-5 22:10 Time of Possession 9:50

SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER SCORING MSU ASU 4:25 (MSU) S. Rosebrock, 28 Yard FG 3 0 2:46 (ASU) Z. Gonzalez, 35 Yard FG 3 3 SECOND QUARTER SCORING MSU ASU 7:03 (ASU) M. Bercovici to G. Chambers, 5 Yard Pass (Z. Gonzalez kick) 3 10 4:26 (MSU) C. Fredrickson, 14 Yard Run (S. Rosebrock kick) 10 10 1:50 (ASU) M. Bercovici to E. Lauderdale, 1 Yard Pass (Z. Gonzalez kick) 10 17 THIRD QUARTER SCORING MSU ASU 5:01 (MSU) K. Kimmins, 2 Yard Run (S. Rosebrock kick) 17 17 2:07 (MSU) S. Rosebrock, 35 Yard FG 20 17 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING MSU ASU 2:49 (MSU) C. Fredrickson, 3 Yard Run (S. Rosebrock kick) 27 17 1:07 (MSU) K. Kimmins, 18 Yard Run (S. Rosebrock kick) 34 17

PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Craig Nelson 14 / 21 115 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS LG TD Carter Fredrickson 35 249 23 2 Kenny Kimmins 12 72 18 2 RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD Jerry van Dy*e 3 37 25 0 Kenny Bryant 2 34 20 0 Clarence Carey 1 21 21 0 DEFENSE TK/ATK TFL SACK INT Kris Kamm 7/0 0 0 0 Tommy Poston 5/0 0 0 0 Pat Stone 5/0 1 0 0 Rob Schneider 4/0 1 0 0 PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Mike Bercovici 19 / 33 145 2 0 RUSHING ATT YDS LG TD Mike Bercovici 8 56 27 0 D.J. Foster 5 26 16 0 RECEIVING REC YDS LG TD D.J. Foster 5 35 12 0 Ellis Jefferson 3 30 13 0 Kody Kohl 3 24 14 0 DEFENSE TK/ATK TFL SACK INT Viliami Moeakiola 12/0 2 0 0 Salamo Fiso 10/0 2 0 0 Chad Adams 9/0 0 0 0 Antonio Longino 7/0 1 0 0

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SCOREBOARD
September 5, 2015			FINAL	BLOOMINGTON, IN
	Navy Midshipmen (0-1)	14	at	31	Indiana Hoosiers (2-0)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	IOWA CITY, IA
	Western Michigan Broncos (0-2)	17	at	20	Iowa Hawkeyes (2-0)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	TEMPE, AZ
	Minnesota State Screaming Eagles (2-0)	34	at	17	Arizona State Sun Devils (0-1)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	LINCOLN, NE
	Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1-1)	3	at	38	Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-0)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	Evanston, IL
	Iowa State Cyclones (2-0)	21	at	17	Northwestern Wildcats (1-1)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	COLUMBUS, OH
	San Diego State Aztecs (1-1)	20	at	42	Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	STATE COLLEGE, PA
	Eastern Michigan Eagles (2-0)	13	at	10	Penn State Nittany Lions (0-1)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	West Lafayette, IN
	Indiana State Sycamores (0-2)	10	at	25	Purdue Boilermakers (1-1)
September 5, 2015			FINAL	West Lafayette, IN
	Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-1)	7	at	45	Wisconsin Badgers (1-0)

PLAYERS of the WEEK
Offense		POS	Defense		POS
	Dare Ogunbowale | JR	RB		Chase Dutra | SO	FS
	42 Attempts, 266 Yards			2 Solo Tackles, 1 Assist
	3 TDs			Forced Fumble, Fumble Recovery

STANDINGS
EAST DIVISION team OVR CONF PCT Indiana 2-0 0-0 1.000 Ohio State 2-0 0-0 1.000 Michigan 1-0 0-0 1.000 Michigan State 1-0 0-0 1.000 Purdue 1-1 0-0 .000 Notre Dame 0-0 0-0 .000 Penn State 0-1 0-0 .000		WEST DIVISION team OVR CONF PCT Iowa 2-0 0-0 1.000 Minnesota State 2-0 0-0 1.000 Nebraska 2-0 0-0 1.000 Illinois 1-0 0-0 1.000 Minnesota 1-0 0-0 1.000 Wisconsin 1-0 0-0 1.000 Northwestern 1-1 0-0 .500

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NOTEABLE SCORES FROM WEEK TWO
SATURDAY, Sept. 5			FINAL	at PROVO, UT
	Washington (1-1)	7	at	24	B Y U (1-1)
Saturday, Sept. 5			FINAL	at Austin, TX
	Arizona (2-0)	28	at	18	Texas (0-1)
Saturday, Sept. 5			FINAL	at College Station, TX
	S M U (0-1)	23	vs	28	Texas A&M (2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 5			FINAL	at Athens, GA
	South Carolina (0-2)	10	at	24	Georgia (2-0)
Saturday, Sept. 5			FINAL	at Boulder, CO
	Oregon (2-0)	35	at	21	Colorado (1-1)

Offense		POS	Defense		POS
	Chuckie Keeton | SR	QB		Preston Hodges | JR	CB
	15 / 22, 263 Yards			3 Tackles, 3 TFL, 3 Assists
	20 Carries, 96 Yds, 6 Total TDs			3 Interceptions

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