Bennett Dannenbring

Played in eight games with seven starts at quarterback, completing 88 of 158 passes (55.7%) for 954 yards with 10 TD's and six interceptions...also rushed for 88 yards on 49 attempts...was 19 of 33 for 225 yards and two TD's in season opener vs. Nebraska-Kearney (8/28/25)...completed 11 of 25 passes for 106 yards and three TD passes vs. UMary (9/6/25)...was 16 of 26 for 107 yards and one TD while rushing for season-high 42 yards on eight carries at MSU Moorhead (9/20/25)...completed all five passes in backup role for 63 yards and one TD and rushed for 30 yards on seven carries in 35-20 win over #9 Minnesota State (10/25/25)...threw for 182 yards completing 12 of 19 passes and one TD at Concordia-St. Paul (11/1/25)...earned NSIC All-Academic Team honors. Appeared in four games as reserve quarterback..threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns... completed an 80 yard touchdown pass vs. Missouri S&T (9/29/24)...threw a 50 yard touchdown pass vs. Southwest Minnesota State (10/12/24). Saw action in two games as a backup quarterback...completed 2 of 4 passes for 22 yards vs. Southwest Minnesota State (9/16/23) while also rushing for five yards on one rush...also played at Minot State (9/30/23) but did not record any statistics. Graduate of Sioux Falls O'Gorman High School in South Dakota... multi-sport standout for the Knights starting multiple years in football, basketball, track and field and baseball…named Class 11AAA First Team All-State, Argus Leader Elite 45 and All-Metro Athletic Conference as a junior and senior…senior season passed for 2,694 yards and 30 TD's, leading O'Gorman to 8-3 record and Class 11AAA semi-finals…passed for state record 468 yards in one game…finished career with 5,169 passing yards and 52 TD's. Son of Lucas and Kayla Dannenbring...born November 8, 2004...majoring in business.