2019 North Central Cardinals football team

The 2019 North Central Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented North Central College in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) during the 2019 NCAA Division III football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Thorne, the team compiled a 14–1 record (8–1 against conference opponents) and finished second out of ten teams in the CCIW. The team advanced to the NCAA Division III playoffs and defeated, 41–14, in the 2019 Stagg Bowl.

The team played its home games at Benedetti–Wehrli Stadium in Naperville, Illinois.

Players
1		Julian Bell	DB	5-7	146	So. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego	Waubonsee CC 1		Khori Blair	WR	6-1	179	Jr. Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park-River Forest 2		Zach Greenberg	DB	6-1	196	Sr. Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley 3		Zach Butler	DB	5-9	196	Jr. Kingston, Ill. / Genoa-Kingston 3		Tommy Coates	WR	6-3	183	Fr. Chicago, Ill. / De La Salle 3		Daniel Slaughter	LB	5-9	212	Fr. Palm Harbor, Fla. / East Lake 4		Dakota Cremeens	DB	5-8	180	Jr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community 4		Matt Metz	WR	6-1	184	Jr. Morton Grove, Ill. / Niles West 5		De'Angelo Roberson	DB	5-10	174	Jr. Mount Prospect, Ill. / Wisconsin-Eau Claire 6		Michael Baumgardner	LB	5-7	191	So. Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley 6		DeAngelo Hardy	WR	6-1	190	Fr. Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes 7		Bryan Beauchamp	LB	6-0	221	Sr. Fairland, Ind. / Triton Central 7		Arek Kleniuk	QB	6-0	164	Fr. Mount Prospect, Ill. / Rolling Meadows 8		Ethan Greenfield	RB	5-9	195	So. Lindenhurst, Ill. / Lakes 8		Sean Jacobs	LB	5-8	200	Fr. Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Buffalo Grove 9		Tommy Hyland	DL	6-4	261	Jr. Lombard, Ill. / Montini Catholic	Northwest Missouri State 9		Broc Rutter	QB	6-2	204	Sr. Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley	Indiana State 10		Talha Ayhan	DL	5-10	222	Jr. Wheaton, Ill. / Glenbard South 11		Andrew Kamienski	WR	6-0	181	Jr. Pingree Grove, Ill. / South Elgin 11		Tim Mayerhofer	DB	6-0	183	Jr. Romeoville, Ill. / Plainfield East 12		Jake Johnson	QB	6-1	187	Fr. Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes 13		Cole Griffin	DB	5-11	205	So. Tinley Park, Ill. / Andrew 13		Kevin Polaski	QB	5-11	148	Fr. Elk Grove Village, Ill. / Conant 14		Sam Taviani	DB	6-0	181	So. Downers Grove, Ill. / Downers Grove North 15		Jodeci Chappa	WR	6-0	156	Fr. Immokalee, Fla. / Immokalee 16		Alec Wolff	DB	6-3	190	So. Lombard, Ill. / Glenbard East 17		Eddie Villalobos	RB	5-5	150	Fr. Rochelle, Ill. / Rochelle Twp. 17		Zach Witken	DB	5-9	199	Sr. Riverside, Ill. / Riverside-Brookfield 18		Blake Williams	WR	6-4	186	Jr. Aurora, Ill. / Metea Valley 19		Rob Simental	QB	6-1	191	Fr. Chicago, Ill. / De La Salle 20		Ronin Gilbert	RB	5-9	178	Fr. Tinley Park, Ill. / Tinley Park 20		Jared Hornbeck	WR	6-0	181	So. Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire	Robert Morris 21		Jake Beesley	DB	6-4	196	Jr. Champaign, Ill. / Champaign Central 22		Zach Garrett	RB	5-8	196	Sr. Batavia, Ill. / Batavia 22		Daniel Morales	DB	5-9	153	Fr. Whiting, Ind. / Mount Carmel 23		Darius Cook	DB	5-8	177	Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Lindblom Academy 23		Conner Rush	DB	5-10	150	Fr. Pekin, Ill. / Pekin 24		Armando Varela	RB	5-7	169	Sr. San Ysidro, Calif. / San Ysidro	Southwestern 25		Braden Lindmark	DB	6-3	188	So. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville Central 26		Rafael Rios	RB	5-9	180	Fr. Highland, Ind. / Highland 27		Javon Lee	DB	5-9	146	Fr. Glenwood, Ill. / Homewood-Flossmoor 28		Austin Ioerger	RB	5-8	191	Fr. Metamora, Ill. / Metamora 28		Zach Weiss	DB	5-11	164	Fr. Bolingbrook, Ill. / Neuqua Valley 29		Trevor Tesmond	DB	5-11	179	So. Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley 30		Payton Voitik	DB	6-2	189	Fr. Morris, Ill. / Morris	Valparaiso 31		Garrett Fiduccia	DB	6-0	185	So. Aurora, Ill. / Oswego East 31		Logan Graham	LB	5-11	201	Fr. Dwight, Ill. / Dwight Twp. 32		John Daway	LB	5-11	201	Fr. Tampa, Fla. / Blake 33		Ben Wong	LB	6-0	215	Jr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community 34		Joey Carrell	DB	5-9	166	Fr. Schaumburg, Ill. / Conant 34		Drew Vasquez	DB	5-7	173	Sr. Effingham, Ill. / Effingham 35		Jamauri Spivery	LB	6-0	218	Jr. Chicago, Ill. / Perspectives Charter	Trinity International Univ. 37		Eric Letterer	LB	5-10	186	Jr. Dekalb, Ill. / Dekalb 38		Adam Maluchnik	LB	5-10	208	Jr. Dyer, Ind. / Andrean 39		Dan Gilroy	DL	6-3	230	So. Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove 40		Braden Hasty	LB	5-11	186	So. Effingham, Ill. / Effingham 40		Jake See	LB	5-9	206	Fr. Hampshire, Ill. / Hampshire 41		Levi Doan	RB	6-0	161	Fr. Edinburg, Ill. / Edinburg 41		Magnus Meyer	K/P	6-0	187	Fr. Nesbru, Norway 42		Terrence Hill	RB	5-10	173	So. Effingham, Ill. / Effingham 43		Mo Abuzir	LB	5-9	193	Fr. Oak Forest, Ill. / Sandburg 43		Jordan Kraft	LB	6-1	209	So. Hobart, Ind. / Hobart 44		Spenser Eversole	DL	6-2	219	Jr. Pesotum, Ill. / Villa Grove	Eastern Illinois Univ. 45		Storm Simmons	LB	6-1	226	Jr. Bloomington, Ill. / Normal Community 46		Thomas Mitchell	K/P	5-8	172	Fr. Wilmington, Ohio / Kings 46		Jared Roberts	RB	6-1	236	Fr. Winnebago, Ill. / Winnebago 47		Miguel Delvalle	LB	5-11	234	Fr. Kirkland, Ill. / Hiawatha 47		Adam Green	LB	5-11	199	Fr. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego East 48		Gavin Bauknecht	LB	5-9	217	Fr. Pontiac, Ill. / Pontiac Township 48		Cameron Martin	DL	6-3	259	Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville North 49		Adam Haushahn	LB	6-2	219	So. Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard South 49		Will Kettelkamp	DB	6-3	198	Fr. Taylorville, Ill. / Taylorville 50		Griffin Paige	LB	6-0	211	Jr. Effingham, Ill. / Effingham	McKendree Univ. 52		Sean Gorman	LB	5-11	206	So. Palatine, Ill. / Fremd 53		Nathan Gray	OL	5-10	260	Jr. Naperville, Ill. / Naperville North 54		Jack Cooper	DL	6-0	276	So. Oswego, Ill. / Oswego East 55		Sharmore Clarke	OL	6-0	260	Jr. Oak Park, Ill. / Oak Park-River Forest 56		George Western	DL	5-9	221	Fr. Steger, Ill. / St. Rita 57		Chance Roberts	LB	6-0	197	Fr. Liberty, Miss. / Amite 57		Jordan Ryan	OL	6-0	260	Jr. Streamwood, Ill. / Streamwood 58		Owen Henriques	DL	6-0	200	Sr. Cary, Ill. / Cary-Grove 59		Colton Bauknecht	OL	6-2	270	Sr. Pontiac, Ill. / Pontiac Township 60		Vaughn Valone	OL	6-2	265	So. Monee, Ill. / Peotone 61		Bobby Gannon	OL	5-11	295	Sr. Downers Grove, Ill. / Montini Catholic 61		Cody Hardt	OL	5-11	231	Fr. Hudson, Ill. / Normal West 62		Michael Hasenstab	OL	6-4	269	So. Champaign, Ill. / Champaign Central 63		Brandon Greifelt	DL	6-1	268	So. Mount Prospect, Ill. / Notre Dame Prep 64		Derek Bex	OL	5-11	287	Fr. Batavia, Ill. / Batavia 64		Derek Murphy	OL	6-4	273	So. Sandwich, Ill. / Sandwich 65		Will Jandak	OL	6-2	289	Fr. Rochelle, Ill. / Rochelle Twp. 65		Ethan Kiley	DL	6-1	236	Jr. Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes 67		Zach Fortier	OL	6-6	255	Fr. Oak Forest, Ill. / Sandburg 68		Isiah Ziegler	DL	5-10	314	So. Carpentersville, Ill. / Dundee-Crown 69		Daniel Dusik	OL	6-3	231	Fr. McHenry, Ill. / Marian Central Catholic 71		Jake Fiedler	OL	6-3	271	Sr. Yorkville, Ill. / Yorkville 72		Will Ebert	OL	6-2	272	So. Arlington Heights, Ill. / Hersey 74		Ryan Ohlsen	DL	5-11	280	So. Evansville, Ind. / Reitz 74		Jarod Thornton	OL	5-11	295	Fr. Homewood, Ill. / Homewood-Flossmoor 75		Jack Grupka	OL	6-1	264	Fr. Lake Villa, Ill. / Lakes 75		Ricky Strba	OL	6-4	286	Sr. Buffalo Grove, Ill. / Buffalo Grove 77		James Hart	OL	6-2	334	Fr. Rochelle, Ill. / Rochelle Twp. 80		Rick Maziarka	WR	5-11	159	Fr. Orland Park, Ill. / Sandburg 80		Axel Ponten	WR	5-11	180	Jr. Uppsala, Sweden / International	Univ. of Wyoming 81		Jake Robinson	WR	6-1	169	Fr. Peoria, Ariz. / Liberty 82		Jonathon Joyce	WR	5-10	151	Fr. Arcadia, Fla. / Evangelical Christian Academy 82		Austin Zavis	WR	6-4	194	Sr. Frankfort, Ill. / Lincoln-Way East 83		Tyler Egan	TE	6-4	235	Sr. Chicago, Ill. / Mt. Carmel 84		Alex Rose	TE	6-3	235	Sr. Schiller Park, Ill. / East Leyden 85		Jarrett Crider	WR	5-9	154	Fr. Morton, Ill. / Morton 85		Hunter Greve	TE	6-2	211	So. Morris, Ill. / Seneca 85		Bryce Santarelli	WR	6-2	190	Fr. Cape Coral, Fla. / Southwest Florida Christian Academy 86		Dana Anderson	TE	6-0	223	Jr. Geneva, Ill. / Batavia 87		Joe Mohr	TE	5-11	207	Fr. Carlock, Ill. / Normal West 88		Nic Rummell	WR	6-0	157	Fr. Gilberts, Ill. / Hampshire	Iowa State Univ. 88		Tomas Savickas	TE	6-3	209	Fr. Minooka, Ill. / Minooka 89		Sam Russchenberg	TE	6-2	208	Fr. Palatine, Ill. / Palatine 90		Steven Niemann	OL	5-11	292	Fr. Highland, Ind. / Highland 92		Zach Hartman	DL	6-2	213	Fr. Utica, Ill. / La Salle-Peru 97		Alex Debolt	DL	6-0	237	Sr. Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora 98		Matt Quinn	DL	6-2	221	Fr. Naperville, Ill. / Neuqua Valley 99		Tyler Rich	DL	6-4	236	So. Pontiac, Ill. / Pontiac Township

Coaching staff

 * Head coach - Jeff Thorne
 * Assistant coaches
 * Brad Spencer (assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator)
 * Shane Dierking (defensive coordinator, defensive backs coach)
 * Tim Janecek (defensive line coach, strength coordinator)
 * Eric Stuedemann (offensive line coach)
 * Liam Crotty (kicking coach)
 * Mavolio Grier (defensive line coach)
 * John Howell (defensive backs coach)
 * Greg Jensik (tight ends coach)
 * Matt Sinclair (linebackers coach)
 * Dylan Warden (wide receivers coach)
 * Dan Starkey (running backs coach)
 * Don Sutherland (linebackers coach)