The Eagles finished with 528.2 yards per game, not far off from the DII leader MSU Texas and its 549.4 average. That season Cundiff and LaFleur led Ashland to a program-record 440 points in ten games, crushing the previous record of 354 scored in 1972. Until Travis Tarnowski came around, Cundiff went on to become, and is still, one of the most prolific passers in program history, second all-time in yards passing (9,143) and touchdowns (79). That season was Ashland’s Billy Cundiff’s first under center as a starter. Radlinski’s favorite target, Glenn Martinez, set then-single-season records for receptions (66) and yards (1,130) both of which are top 5 all-time in SVSU lore.Īfter Saginaw Valley State, LaFleur went to Central Michigan as an offensive assistant and returned to DII football for a quick stop at Northern Michigan where he served as quarterbacks and wide receiver’s coach for the 2006 season. The quarterback of that team, LaFleur’s understudy Mark Radlinski, set the then-single-season record for passing yards (3,428) and his 32 touchdowns are still the best ever in program history. The 2003 Cardinals went 12-1 overall and a perfect 10-0 in the GLIAC, one win better than LaFleuer's 11-2 2001 team. Under the tutelage Randy Awrey, arguably the most successful head coach in program history, LaFleur helped the 2003 team break his own team and passing records. He became an offensive assistant coach, and to no surprise, the Cardinals offense exploded. When LaFleur concluded his DII football playing career, his coaching career began. 2000-02: His 60 passing touchdowns were a then-best, and still fourth all-timeĢ020 DII FOOTBALL PREVIEW: An early look at the top 10 LaFleur begins his coaching career in 2003 at SVSU.2000-02: Left the program with a record 6,801 yards passing, still fourth-best.2001: Set the single-season passing record with 2,578, now fifth all-time.2000: Set the single-season touchdown record (22), now eighth all-time. ![]() It’s been nearly two decades since LaFleur took a snap, and most of his records have been broken, but his name still liters the record book. Where do we start? The Cardinals went a combined 29-8 in LaFleur’s three years at quarterback, reaching the NCAA tournament all three years in one of the program's most successful runs in history. NFL ROSTERS: Here are the DII football alum who made opening day rosters ![]() He transferred to Saginaw Valley State where he stepped under center for the Cardinals. He grew up in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and wound up heading to Western Michigan as a wide receiver. Passing records fall at Saginaw Valley State Let’s take a look at a few of the records LeFleur set in his DII career. 7, 2019 and has wasted little time etching his name into the legendary franchise's history books.Ģ019 DII FOOTBALL RECAP: West Florida wins the 2019 title | The craziest numbers from the championship gameīefore LaFleur made waves as an offensive coordinator in the NFL, he both played and coached DII football. 19. LaFleur was named the Packers' 15th head coach in team history on Jan. ![]() © 2023 The Cincinnati Bengals.Green Bay Packers rookie head coach Matt LaFleur has led his team to the 2020 NFC Championship Game to be played on Sunday, Jan.
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