* Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
* MVFC Honor Roll
* Two-time Great West Football Conference All-Academic team
Walk-on to the NDSU program ... Worked hard in weight room to increase strength ... Determined student-athlete who continues to improve consistency with each practice ... Has started at long snapper in all 33 games during career ... 2008 SEASON (JUNIOR): Started in all 11 games ... Had one assisted tackle ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... Member of MVFC Honor Roll ... 2007 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started in all 11 games ... Credited with a pair of tackles ... Named to the Great West Football Conference All-Academic team ... 2006 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Started in all 11 games last season ... Finished with three tackles including a pair of assists ... Named to the GWFC All-Academic team ... 2005 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season as a redshirt in the Bison program ... HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year starter at center/long snapper for Robbinsdale Cooper High School for head coach Erick Norby ... Honorable mention all-conference as a junior ... Also a two-year letterman in track & field ... Served as president for senior class and student council ... Member of band and Target leadership program ... PERSONAL: Son of Bonnee and Richard Nauber, Brooklyn Park, Minn., and Franklyn Curtis, New Hope, Minn. ... Has four brothers, Hans, Nathan, Nick and Mathew ... Hobbies include football and bowling ... Spent part of 2008 summer with a ministry program overseas in Africa ... Plans on doing missionary work in West Africa (Cameroon) after graduation and upon return will be a youth pastor ... College major is management communications with a minor child development.
Curtis’ Career Bests
Solo Tackles: 1 vs. Mississippi Valley State, 10-14-06
Assisted Tackles: 1 vs. South Dakota State, 11-22-08; at Western Illinois, 9-29-07; at Central Michigan, 9-22-07; at Stephen F. Austin, 9-30-06; vs. Northeastern, 9-16-06
Total Tackles: 1 vs. South Dakota State, 11-22-08; at Western Illinois, 9-29-07; at Central Michigan, 9-22-07; vs. Mississippi Valley State, 10-14-06; vs. Stephen F. Austin, 9-30-06; vs. Northeastern, 9-16-06
DEFENSIVE POINT CHART
Season G UT AT TT FF FR P,BU-D INT Blkd Pts. Sacks Penetr’s
2006 11 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
2007 11 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
2008 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Career 33 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0
