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2008 Football Player Biographies * = player bios

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Name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Class

Hometown/High School

1

Darin Lockard

RB

5-9

177

Fr.

Maynard, Iowa/West Delaware

2

Josh Faaborg *

DB

6-1

185

Sr.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson

2

Joe McKenna

WR

5-11

168

Fr.

Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls

3

Matt Gustafson

WR

5-5

170

So.

Faribault, Minn./Faribault

4

Cole Rausch

WR

5-10

186

Fr.

Ionia, Iowa/New Hampton

5

Dan Bauder *

WR

6-1

185

Sr.

Elkader, Iowa/Central

5

Marcus Williams

K

5-8

154

Fr.

Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln

6

Joel Hanson

WR

6-1

195

Sr.

Postville, Iowa/Postville

6

Destry Spersflage

DB

5-9

158

Fr.

Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware

7

Jason Lansing *

DB

6-1

220

Sr.

West Union, Iowa/North Fayette

8

Ryan Gerardy *

LB

5-6

165

Sr.

Eldridge, Iowa/North Scott

8

Ross Wiersma

WR

6-4

187

Fr.

Sibley, Iowa/Sibley-Ocheyedan

9

Alex Boom *

RB

5-11

195

Jr.

Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware

10

Nick Yordi *

QB

6-2

180

Jr.

Solon, Iowa/Solon

10

Bryan Woods

WR

6-0

178

Fr.

Oelwein, Iowa/Oelwein

11

Jason Roskam

WR

6-1

185

So.

Sioux Center, Iowa/Sioux Center

12

Ryan Hoerner

TE

6-1

235

Sr.

Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque

13

Trent Rasmussen

QB

5-10

170

Fr.

Lisbon, Iowa/Lisbon

14

Justin Vetter *

WR

6-2

180

Sr.

Nashua, Iowa/Nashua-Plainfield

15

Jake Braun *

DL

6-2

195

Sr.

Fairbault, Minn./Faribault

15

Ben Lubben

DB

5-11

162

Fr.

DeWitt, Iowa/Central

16

Spencer Herzberg *

K

6-0

175

Sr.

Iowa Falls, Iowa/Iowa Falls

16

Nick Grimoskas

P

6-5

185

So.

Tipton, Iowa/Tipton

17

Justin Phelan

QB

5-11

200

So.

LeMars, Iowa/LeMars

17

Alex Maass

DB

5-11

170

Fr.

DeWitt, Iowa/Central

18

Brent Houston

QB

6-0

185

So.

Boone, Iowa/Boone

18

Lane Ranck

DB

5-10

178

Fr.

Mediapolis, Iowa/Mediapolis

19

Eddie Pruisner *

DB

6-0

190

Sr.

Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls

20

Cole Lueders

RB

5-10

195

Jr.

Bryant, Iowa/Northeast (Goose Lake)

20

Logan Hansen

LB

6-0

190

Fr.

Glenville, Minn./Glenville-Emmons

21

Clint Donovan

RB

5-9

185

Jr.

Solon, Iowa/Solon

21

David Brooks

DB

6-0

180

Fr.

Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf

22

Lamar Harvey

RB

5-7

167

Fr.

Robins, Ill./Harold L. Richards

22

Levi Helbing

WR

5-11

153

Fr.

Malvern, Iowa/East Mills

23

Jesup Fritsch

LB

5-9

202

Fr.

Dubuque. Iowa/Hempstead

24

Kyle Goodchild *

LB

5-11

210

Sr.

Van Horne, Iowa/Benton Community

24

Justin Black

RB

5-6

171

Fr.

Glenwood, Iowa/Glenwood

25

Justin Mallen

DB

5-8

160

So.

Britt, Iowa/West Hancock

25

Xavier McKinney

DB

5-8

171

Fr.

Robins, Ill./Harold L. Richards

26

Matt Wickert

WR

5-11

180

So.

Memphis, Mo./Scotland County

27

Tyson Sulzberger *

LB

5-9

190

Jr.

Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine

28

Justin Kinseth

WR

5-11

154

Fr.

Independence, Iowa/Independence

29

Andy Schmidt

LB

5-10

190

So.

Solon, Iowa/Solon

30

Marcus Hemesath *

DB

6-6

215

Sr.

Norway, Iowa/Benton Community (Van Horne)

31

Josh VanDenHul

DB

5-9

163

Fr.

North Sioux City, S.D./Dakota Valley

32

Jordan Cousin

DB

5-10

170

So.

Spencer, Iowa/Spencer

33

Andrew Creary

DB

6-1

205

So.

Knoxville, Iowa/Knoxville

34

Tyler Root

DB

5-11

182

Fr.

Tripoli, Iowa/Tripoli

35

Eric Lauterbach *

LB

5-11

220

Sr.

Harlan, Iowa/Harlan

36

Josh Mugge

DB

6-0

180

So.

Cherokee, Iowa/Washington

36

Ben Rector

LB

6-0

175

Fr.

Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle

37

Spencer Policha *

DB

6-0

185

Jr.

Clinton, Iowa/Clinton

38

Justin Allen

RB

5-9

190

So.

Aledo, Ill./Aledo

39

Brandon Moeller

DB

5-9

182

So.

Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge

39

Robby Salmon

P

5-11

188

Fr.

Mason City, Iowa/Mason City

40

Levi Bayer

DB

5-9

159

So.

Albia, Iowa/Albia

41

Charlie Benda

LB

5-9

190

Sr.

Dubuque, Iowa/Senior

42

Colin Egan

RB

5-10

205

Fr.

Waukon, Iowa/Waukon

43

Josh Wegmann

TE

6-1

205

Jr.

Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque

44

Todd Sampson *

TE

6-0

200

Jr.

Nevada, Iowa/Nevada

45

Justin Denner

LB

5-10

172

Fr.

Waverly, Iowa/Waverly-Shell Rock

46

Tanner Shonka

LB

6-2

210

Fr.

Tripoli, Iowa/Tripoli

47

Blake Suckow *

LB

6-3

210

So.

West Union, Iowa/North Fayette

48

Chase Reding

RB

6-1

204

Fr.

Algona, Iowa/Bishop Garrigan

49

Matt Tschetter

LB

6-1

192

Fr.

Milford, Iowa/Okoboji

51

Kyle Norton *

OL

5-11

260

Sr.

Tripoli, Iowa/Nashua-Plainfield

51

Brandon Petersen

OL

6-0

210

Jr.

Atlantic, Iowa/Atlantic

52

Trevor Baxter

LB

5-11

195

So.

Mondamin, Iowa/West Harrison

52

Justin Collins

DL

5-8

215

Fr.

Sioux City, Iowa/West

53

Jim Ruport

DL

6-0

185

So.

Urbana, Iowa/Center Point-Urbana

54

Mike Gurius

OL

5-11

265

Jr.

Alleman, Iowa/North Polk

54

Chris Arians

OL

6-1

242

Fr.

Clear Lake, Iowa/Clear Lake

55

Mitch Blythe

OL

6-0

210

So.

Central City, Iowa/Central City

55

Zach Klosterman

LB

5-11

191

Fr.

Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert

56

Nate Lahr

LB

6-0

188

So.

Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware

56

Cody Iverson

DL

6-2

203

Fr.

New Hampton, Iowa/New Hampton

57

Tyler Hoerner *

OL

6-2

230

Fr.

Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque

57

Josh Franzen

LB

6-2

193

Fr.

Elgin, Iowa/North Fayette (West Union)

58

Braden Kos

LB

5-11

190

So.

Kalona, Iowa/Mid-Prairie (Wellman)

58

Zack Hoffman

DL

5-9

225

So.

Blooming Prairie, Minn./Blooming Prairie

59

Wes Wedewer

LB

6-3

220

So.

New Vienna, Iowa/Dyersville (Beckman)

60

Connor Jones

DL

5-9

200

Jr.

Monroe, Iowa/Prairie City-Monroe

60

Chase Oakley

DL

6-0

195

Fr.

Carlisle, Iowa/Carlisle

62

Anthony Houzenga

OL

6-2

265

So.

Thomson, Ill./West Carroll

63

Bryan Mueller

DL

6-1

230

So.

Postville, Iowa/Postville

64

Steve Machir

DL

6-3

212

Fr.

Winterset, Iowa/Winterset

65

Morgan O’Connor

OL

6-0

240

So.

Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge

66

Eric Isaacs

OL

6-0

245

Jr.

Keokuk, Iowa/Keokuk

67

Tony Brown

DL

6-1

245

Jr.

Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware

68

Spenser Herkelman

OL

6-3

250

So.

Maquoketa, Iowa/Maquoketa

68

Zach Samson

OL

6-1

234

Fr.

Atkins, Iowa/Benton Community (Van Horne)

69

Joe Muldoon

OL

6-3

234

Jr.

Des Moines, Iowa/Hoover

69

Adam Casey

OL

6-0

261

Fr.

Roscoe, Ill./Hononegah

70

Ethan Kraft

OL

6-4

253

Fr.

Lime Springs, Iowa/Cresco (Crestwood)

71

Adam Pedersen

OL

6-4

250

So.

Jefferson, Iowa/Jefferson-Scranton

73

Tom Barber *

OL

6-5

270

Sr.

Davenport, Iowa/Central

74

Kevin Huss

OL

6-3

252

Fr.

Ashton, Iowa/Sheldon

75

Scott Crawford *

OL

6-4

290

Sr.

Indianola, Iowa/Indianola

76

Jacy Bodi *

OL

6-3

290

Sr.

Richmond, Ill./Richmond-Burton

77

Mike Havertape

OL

6-2

275

Jr.

Ryan, Iowa/West Delaware (Manchester)

77

Devin White

K

6-0

183

So.

Decorah, Iowa/Decorah

78

Kyle Huss

OL

6-3

244

Fr.

Ashton, Iowa/Sheldon

79

Travis Vlantes

OL

6-4

265

Jr.

Mason City, Iowa/Mason City

80

P.J. Mott

TE

6-2

215

So.

Story City, Iowa/Roland-Story

80

Jacob Schrom

TE

6-3

208

Fr.

Janesville, Minn./JWP

82

Alex Ross

WR

6-2

205

Jr.

Epworth, Iowa/Western Dubuque

82

Ryan Winder

K

6-0

151

Fr.

Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon

83

Austin Cole

TE

6-5

215

So.

Manchester, Iowa/West Delaware

83

Jon Housholder

WR

6-3

190

Fr.

West Des Moines, Iowa/Waukee

84

Stevan Kingery *

P

6-1

245

Sr.

Traer, Iowa/North Tama

85

Michael Boothby

WR

5-11

165

So.

Cherokee, Iowa/Washington

86

Robert Nichols

WR

6-2

185

Jr.

Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa

89

Corey Moore

TE

6-3

187

Fr.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson

90

Derek Snakenberg

DL

6-2

220

So.

Sigourney, Iowa/Sigourney-Keota

91

Jared Olson

DL

6-2

200

So.

Waterloo, Iowa/West

92

Rodney Stevenson *

DL

5-10

215

Sr.

Lime Springs, Iowa/Crestwood (Cresco)

93

Drew Bowers

DL

5-9

220

Jr.

Waterloo, Iowa/West

93

Lucas Rorah

DL

6-1

188

Fr.

Delmar, Iowa/Northeast (Goose Lake)

94

Trevor Blessing

DL

6-1

228

Fr.

Solon, Iowa/Solon

95

Scott Snook *

DL

5-10

235

Sr.

Clarinda, Iowa/Clarinda

95

Josh Crawford

DL

6-0

211

Fr.

Indianola, Iowa/Indianola

96

Nilan Lansing

DL

6-2

220

So.

West Union, Iowa/North Fayette

96

Boomer Dreeszen

K

5-11

171

Fr.

Spirit Lake, Iowa/Spirit Lake

97

Ben Knutson

LB

6-2

200

Jr.

St. Charles, Iowa/Interstate 35 (Truro)

98

Jared Tucker

DL

6-0

220

Jr.

Strawberry Point, Iowa/Starmont

99

Nico Botembe *

DL

6-3

265

Sr.

Iowa City, Iowa/West

 

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