Northwest Missouri State Athletics

Dave Tollefson was the fourth Bearcat to be selected in the NFL Draft as he was a seventh-round pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 2006 NFL Draft. Tollefson played six seasons in the NFL and captured two Super Bowl victories with the New York Giants (2007, 2011). He played in 78 NFL games (63 – Giants; 15 – Raiders) and totaled 10.5 quarterback sacks. He was credited with 90 career tackles in the NFL. Tollefson claimed the 2005 MIAA Defensive Player of the Year award. In 2005, Tollefson set the single-season sack record for the Bearcats with 12.5 sacks. Tollefson posted 8.5 quarterback sacks in the 2004 season, which saw him gather second-team all-MIAA status. Tollefson was credited with 21.0 career sacks, which ranked him second in program history at the completion of his collegiate career. He secured 4.0 sacks in a 31-21 win at Missouri Western on Sept. 17, 2005, which ranks as the second-most sacks in a single-game in Bearcat football history. A native of Concord, Calif., Tollefson played two seasons at Los Medanos Junior College before joining the Bearcats in 2004. Tollefson became the fourth Bearcat to earn an invitation to the Hula Bowl following the 2005 season.