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2016 Football Roster

Bryan Boettcher
Thomas Hatzenbuhler
Thomas Hatzenbuhler
Darren Whitley

2 Ryan Saeger

2 Ryan Saeger

  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    220
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hartland, Wis.
  • Highschool:
    Arrowhead HS

Summary

Biography

2016
One of six team captains ... competed in four games and earned one start at quarterback … completed 18 of 31 passes for 119 yards and one touchdown … started the second half and helped lead the Coyotes to a 33-30, double-overtime win at Indiana State (10/15) where he passed for 54 yards and a touchdown … earned the start the following week and passed for 42 yards in the team’s 27-24 win against Illinois State (10/22) … ran 11 times for 38 yards during the season … served as the team’s holder all year during extra points and field goals ... MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award winner … MVFC Conference Honor Roll member

2015
One of four team captains … one of 11 Coyotes who started all 11 games, he at quarterback … completed 165-of-299 passes for 1,984 yards … passed for the sixth-most yards in a single season in program history … threw 12 touchdowns against seven interceptions … averaged 180 yards per game, which ranked fourth in the Valley and 55th nationally … had an efficiency rating of 119.48, which ranked seventh in the Valley and 71st nationally … also ran 115 times for 350 yards and three scores … was named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Coyotes to a 24-21 win against defending national champion North Dakota State, ending the Bison’s MVFC record 26-game home win streak and ending the Coyotes’ 14-game conference skid (10/17) … passed for 202 yards, ran for 92 and accounted for all three touchdowns in the victory … had five 200-yard passing games including a season-best 275-yard effort against Missouri State (10/24) … passed for 269 yards and three touchdowns, and also ran for 48 yards and a score in a win against Southern Illinois (11/7) … threw the go-ahead touchdown, a 5-yard pass to Aaron Ramsey on 4th-and-goal with three minutes remaining … threw a touchdown in six consecutive games in the middle of the season … threw an 80-yard touchdown pass to Brandt Van Roekel against Southern Illinois that went for the longest play of the season … completed 26-of-46 passes for 266 yards and score against fifth-ranked South Dakota State … 26 completions were second-highest single-game total in program history … 46 attempts were two shy of the program record … MVFC Honor Roll member

2014
Played in six games and was the starting quarterback in four of them … earned the starting role when starter Kevin Earl was injured in the season opener at Oregon … completed 43-of-80 passes for 570 yards and two touchdowns in his four starts … also ran for 200 yards and four scores in those four games … on the season, completed 50-of-92 passes for 660 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions … also carried 44 times for 184 yards and four scores … threw his first collegiate pass at FBS national runner-up Oregon in the opener (8/30) … was 5-for-8 against the Ducks for 62 yards … first touchdown toss was a 31-yard strike to Eric Shufford against Montana (9/13) … ran for 108 yards and two touchdowns and also threw a touchdown in the win against nationally-ranked Northern Arizona (9/20) … passed for a season-high 191 yards on 13-of-27 passes at Southern Illinois (10/4) … MVFC Honor Roll member.

2013
Served as the team's holder on extra point attempts and field goals throughout the season.

2012
Redshirted...offensive scout team player of the week heading into the Colgate game.

Prep
Helped lead the Arrowhead Warhawks to a 17-4 record throughout his junior and senior seasons...second-team all-state and first-team all-conference and all-region honoree...as a senior, completed 166-of-250 passes (66.4) for a program-record 1,978 yards and 14 touchdowns against six interceptions...also ran 124 times for 696 yards (5.6 ypc) and 14 scores...as a junior, ran 83 times for 563 yards (6.8 ypc) and 13 touchdowns...completed 49-of-94 passes (52.1) for 606 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions.

Personal
Healthcare administration major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2012Freshman

    QB
    6'4" 220 lbs
    12
  • 2

    2013Redshirt Freshman

    QB
    6'4" 220 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2014Sophomore

    QB
    6'4" 225 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2015Junior

    QB
    6'4" 220 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2016Senior

    QB
    6'4" 220 lbs
    2