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10 Winning Campaigns 2005 PFL Champions

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2005 PFL North Division Champions 2003 co-PFL North Division Champions

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Recipient of Sports Network Cup in 2005 as No. 1 ranked I-AA Mid-Major program in the nation

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Overall Record of 98-63-1 (.608 Win%)

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Jumped to NCAA Division I-AA in 1993 Member of Pioneer Football League (PFL) 67 First Team AII-PFL selections 61 Second Team AII-PFL selections 70 PFL All-Academic selections

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81 PFL Players of the Week ALL-AMERICANS: ♦

Four Toreros selected Sports Network Mid-Major 1st Team All-America in 2005 Four Toreros selected Sports Network Mid-Major 1st Team All-America in 2004 Josh Johnson tabbed 2005 Offensive Back of the Year (Don Hansen's Football Gazette) Evan Harney tabbed 2004 Offensive Back of the Year (Don Hansen's Football Gazette) Eric Rasmussen -AFCA 2nd Team All-America in 2003 Jeb Dougherty- NCAA Division I-AAAll-America in 1996 Doug Popovich named AFCA 3rd Team All-America in 1995 QB Todd Mortensen (2004) signed free agent contract with NFL's Detroit Lions. This past spring (2005) was allocated to NFL Europe by the New England Patriots. WR Michael Gasperson (2004) signed a free agent contract with NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame has recognized a Torero football player every year Three Burger King National Scholar-Athletes of the Week Eric Rasmussen led the 2003 & 2002 NCAA I-AA ranks in passing efficiency. Team ranked #1 in Total Offense in 2003 at 483.3 ypg. Evan Hlavacek (1993-96, RB &WR), a member of the Albany Firebirds in the Arena Football League, led the 2000 team with 97 tackles as a defensive specialist; the 1999 team was crowned the AFL World Champions. Dylan Ching (1996-99), the program's second all-time leader in receiving, was a 3rd round pick by the CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders. Fifteen Sports Network All-Americans Six First Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All– Americans; Three 2nd Team.

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