Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Bob Pagel (first season/Wartburg College/1992)

Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year):
Dick Tressel (Offensive Coordinator/Baldwin-Wallace College/1970)
Dennis Ziegler (Linebackers & Special Teams/Otterbein College/2005)
Tom Bell (Running Backs/Moorhead State University/1971)
Dave Faust (Offensive Line/Northern State University/1982)
Dexter General (Tight Ends/Winona State University)
James Kilian(Wide Receivers/Tulsa University/2005)
John Kunelius (Defensive Backs/Southwest Minnesota State University/2007)
William Livingston (Defensive Line/Strength and Conditioning/Mount Vernon Nazarene/1999)

Starters returning (Offense/Defense): 8/7

Top returners for 2012: 

  DB/RET Jordan Soteros (Jr./Scottsdale, Ariz./Pinnacle)

  All-Region second team return specialist

  Second in MIAC in kick return average, passes defended, and interceptions

  Two interception returns for touchdown; One kick return for touchdown

   S Paul Hoffer  (Sr./Plymouth, Minn.Wayzata)

   Third on team in tackles (6.9/game)

   3 blocked kicks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery

  DE Keenan Hartert (Sr./Glenwood Springs, Colo./Glenwood Springs)

  Team leader in tackles for loss (11.0) and sacks (5.5)

  Added five pass breakups

History:
Seven wins in 2008 marked the second-highest win total over the last 50 years... Pagel named program's 17th head coach on Jan. 6, 2012… Captured MIAC title in 1992... Played in 800th game in 2000 season, becoming third Minnesota college or university to reach the milestone... First year of football was 1883, making it the 10th-oldest program in Division III... Lone NCAA Division III postseason appearance was in 1992, a 20-8 loss to Central College (Iowa)...  Won eight Midwest Conference titles from 1922 to 1982, before joining MIAC in 1983.