UND’s offensive production began with 513 yards of offense in the season-opening 59-0 shutout of Humboldt State, and has only gone up from there. UND’s total yards of offense has increased each of the four games this season to a current average of 566 yards of offense per game.
Most Sioux fans already know about Chappell’s record-breaking rushing performance vs. Central Washington, but the splash the 2007 Sioux may soon make in the record books may surprise some.
Fallen individual game records
| Record | Previous | New |
|---|---|---|
| Rushing yards | 282, Phillip Moore vs. Augustana (1998) | 306, Ryan Chappell vs. Central Washington (2007) |
Regular season records at risk
Less than half way into the regular season, there are several single-season record tables with a 2007 Sioux already knocking on the door of entering the top ten:
| Record | Player | First 4 games | Top ten | Top spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushing TDs | Chappell | 8 | 11 | 26 |
| Rushing yds | Chappell | 705 | 1043 | 1771 |
| Receiving TDs | Dressler | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Receiving yds | Dressler | 514 | 676 | 1210 |
| Passing TDs | Freund | 13 | 15 | 23 |
Record Tables
SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING YARDS 1. Phillip Moore (1997) 1,771 2. Phillip Moore (1998) 1,567 3. Shannon Burnell (1991) 1,461 4. Phillip Moore (1996) 1,283 5. Shannon Burnell (1993) 1,224 6. Bill Deutsch (1974) 1,173 7. Bill Deutsch (1975) 1,169 8. Milson Jones (1981) 1,159 9. Milson Jones (1980) 1,117 10. Shannon Burnell (1992) 1,043 SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS 1. Mike Deutsch (1972) 26 2. Dale Kasowski (1975) 16 3. Phillip Moore (1998) 15 4. Phillip Moore (1997) 14 Shannon Burnell (1991) 14 6. Phillip Moore (1995) 12 Tom Biolo (1979) 12 8. Jed Perkerewicz (2000) 11 Shannon Burnell (1993) 11 Dale Kasowski (1973) 11 Mark Bellmore (1971) 11 SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES 1. Kelby Klosterman (2001) 23 2. John Bowenkamp (2003) 20 3. Kelby Klosterman (2000) 19 Tony Stein (1999) 19 Corey Colehour (1966) 19 6. Chris Belmore (2005) 18 Kevin Klancher (1995) 18 8. Jay Gustafson (1972) 17 9. Chris Belmore (2004) 16 10. Kevin Klancher (1997) 15 Kevin Klancher (1996) 15 Clay Wagner (1994) 15 Kory Wahl (1992) 15 Todd Kovash (1990) 15 Jay Gustafson (1973) 15 SINGLE-SEASON RECEIVING YARDS Ron Gustafson (1973) 1,210 Jesse Smith (2002) 1,011 Dan Grossman (2005) 1,001 Mike Juhasz (1999) 895 Tracy Martin (1986) 874 Jeff McElroy (1995) 867 7. Willis Stattelman (2003) 792 8. Dan Graf (2001) 714 9. Jim Kleinsasser (1998) 710 10. Mark Poolman (1988) 676 SINGLE-SEASON TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS 1. Jeff McElroy (1995) 11 2. Ron Gustafson (1973) 10 3. Dan Graf (2001) 9 Mike Juhasz (1999) 9 Tracy Martin (1986) 9 Peter Porinsh (1966) 9 7. Weston Dressler (2005) 8 Luke Schleusner (2001) 8 Jeff McElroy (1994) 8 Josh Ostby (1994) 8
Each Sioux player in the “record watch” above racked up at least a TD against Augie, bringing the current standings to:
Chappell
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Rushing TDs 9 (11 needed for top ten)
Rushing yds 959 (1043 needed for top ten)
Dressler
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Receiving TDs 6 (8 needed for top ten)
Receiving yds 553 (676 needed for top ten)
Freund
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Passing TDs 14 (15 needed for top ten)
Offensive production continues, week in and week out, with another 500+ yds of offense effort from the Sioux. An update on the above stats:
Chappell
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Rushing TDs 9 (11 needed for top ten)
Rushing yds 1002 (1043 needed for top ten)
Dressler
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Receiving TDs 6 (8 needed for top ten)
Receiving yds 648 yds (676 needed for top ten)
Freund
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Passing TDs 15 (#10 all-time)
Despite the loss and first game of the season held under 500 yds of offense (a mere 492), the Sioux continued to rack up the stats and break onto the record lists.
Chappell
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Rushing TDs 9 (11 needed for top ten)
Rushing yds 1101 (#10 all time)
All purpose yds 1386 (#10 all time)
Dressler
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Receiving TDs 7 (8 needed for top ten)
Receiving yds 840 yds (#7 all time)
Freund
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Passing TDs 17 (T-#8 all-time)
Passing yds 1864 (#10 all time)