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  • Quarterback Dave DenBraber set the NCAA Division II career passing record (since broken) in 1987 by finishing his Bulldog career with 8,536 yards
  • Quarterback Bill Love never lost a regular season game as a starter and led the Bulldogs to the NCAA Division II Semi-Finals in 1995 and was the runner-up for the Harlon Hill Trophy
  • Quarterback Jason Vander Laan won two Harlon Hill Trophies signifying the best football player in NCAA Division II during the 2014 and 2015 seasons
  • Quarterback Jayru Campbell won the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2018 when he led the Bulldogs to a 15-1 record and a national runner-up finish.

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