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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2017 FOOTBALL Game 7 • Oct. 14 • Dubuque, 1:00 p.m. • Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. SCHEDULE | RESULTS CONCORDIA L, 14-34 Saturday, Sept. 2 • 1 p.m Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. @ILLINOIS WESLEYAN L, 21-42 Saturday, Sept. 9 • 1 p.m. Tucci Stadium • Bloomington, Ill. NEBRASKA WESLEYAN DUBUQUE COE L, 25-35 (0-6, 0-4 IIAC) (3-2, 1-2 IIAC) Saturday, Sept. 16 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. KICKOFF/DATE: ..........1 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 RANKINGS: .................Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) @CENTRAL L, 27-52 Saturday, Sept. 23 • 1 p.m. ....................................Dubuque (Not Ranked) Schipper Stadium • Pella, Iowa COACHES: ..................NWU (Brian Keller; 22nd Year, 112-105) ....................................Dubuque (Stan Zwiefel; 9th Year, 51-35) RADIO: .......................KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM /kfornow.com LORAS L, 42-49 ....................................Dick Janda, Play-by-Play Saturday, Sept. 30 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION: ...............LNKTV Sports/NWU Sports Network Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. ....................................Jeff Motz, Play-by-Play; John Harris, Color SERIES HISTORY: .......2nd Meeting (Dubuque leads 1-0) @LUTHER L, 38-41ot LIVE VIDEO: ................http://portal.stretchinternet.com/nwu Saturday, Oct. 7 • 1 p.m. LIVE STATS: ................nwusports.com Carlson Field • Decorah, Iowa TWITTER: ....................@NWUSports , @NWUFootball DUBUQUE Saturday, Oct. 14 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • Nebraska Wesleyan returns home this Saturday to host the University of Dubuque in Iowa Conference football action in a matchup of teams @BUENA VISTA that find themselves at the bottom of the IIAC standings. Saturday, Oct. 21 • 1 p.m. Rollins Stadium • Storm Lake, Iowa • NWU remains the only IIAC team without a victory this season while preseason IIAC favorite Dubuque has lost their last two games. One SIMPSON team will be able to snap their current losing streak on Saturday. Saturday, Nov. 4 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • The top two running backs in the IIAC will matchup on Saturday as the Spartans Dwayne Allen Jr., and the Prairie Wolves Shaka Taylor rank 1-2 in the league in rushing. @WARTBURG Saturday, Nov. 11 • 1 p.m. • Expect a close contest on Saturday as all three of Dubuque’s IIAC Walston-Hoover Stadium • Waverly, Iowa games have been decided by four points or less. NWU has lost their last two by a combined 10 points. 2017 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME SEVEN • NWU VS DUBUQUE • OCT. 14, 2017 Page 1 2017 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,800 Record: 0-6 (0-4 IIAC) National Affiliation .............................NCAA Division III Conference ................Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC) Sept. 2 CONCORDIA COLLEGE........... L, 14-34 Nickname ................................................. Prairie Wolves Sept. 9 at #14 Illinois Wesleyan .......... L, 21-42 Colors ................................................. Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity) ....................... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 16 COE* ..................................... L, 25-35 Surface ..............................................................FieldTurf Sept. 23 at Central* ............................. L, 27-52 Athletic Director ............................................Dr. Ira Zeff Sept. 30 LORAS* ................................. L, 42-49 - Football Information - Oct. 7 at Luther* ........................ L, 38-41 (ot) Head Coach .................................................. Brian Keller Oct. 14 DUBUQUE* ..........................1:00 pm Alma Mater ...............................Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 21 at Buena Vista* ...................... 1:00 pm Record at NWU ...................................... 112-105 (.516) Nov. 4 SIMPSON* ............................. 1:00 pm Career Record ........................................................same Phone ...................................................... 402-465-2354 Nov. 11 at Wartburg* ......................... 1:00 pm Assistant Coaches ......................................................... * Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Kevin Crume ................................. Defensive Coordinator Caleb Armstrong .....................Linebackers/Special Teams Ray Corona .............................................. Kickers/Punters Alex Czeranko ..........................................Wide Receivers Tyler Francis ................................................ Quarterbacks Paul Harris .................................................Defensive Line Mike Johnson ............................................Defensive Line Corey Jones ............................................................. Slots Rod Jones .................................................. Offensive Line Chip Lange ............................................... Running Backs DUBUQUE Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers Dave Watenpaugh ...........................................Tight Ends Record: 3-2 (1-2 IIAC) First Year of Football ............................................1896 All-Time Record .......................................... 502-444-42 Sept. 2 at Bethel, Minn. ....................W, 32-26 2016 Record ............................................................. 4-6 Sept. 9 PACIFIC (Ore.) .......................W, 37-13 Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Sept. 16 LORAS* ................................W, 27-24 Overall IIAC Titles ........................................................0 Playoff Appearances ...................................................5 Sept. 23 at Luther* .............................. L, 17-21 Postseason Record .................................................. 1-5 Oct. 7 BUENA VISTA* ....................... L, 41-44 Last Postseason Appearance .....................2000 (NAIA) Oct. 14 at Nebraska Wesleyan ........1:00 pm Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 21 SIMPSON* ............................. 2:00 pm Media Contact Oct. 28 at Wartburg* ......................... 1:00 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 4 COE* ..................................... 1:00 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Nov. 11 at Central* ............................. 1:00 pm Office: (402) 465-2151 * Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected] 2017 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME SEVEN • NWU VS DUBUQUE • OCT. 14, 2017 Page 2 2017 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES SHAKA DOES IT ALL FOR P-WOLVES OFFENSE Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller is in his 22nd season Junior running back Shaka Taylor has at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest become one of the premier offensive players coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled a 112-105 in the Iowa Conference this season after (.516) record in his 22 seasons. missing all of 2016 with injury. Keller still holds the distinction of the longest tenured Taylor (Norfolk, Neb.) ranks second in head coach among all Iowa Conference programs. He went the IIAC in rushing averaging 123.2 yards 3-5 against IIAC teams in his first year in the league and is a game. He rushed for a career-high 152 now 3-9 versus IIAC opponents. yards last week against Luther College. It Stan Zwiefel is in his ninth season as the head coach at was the fifth time this year that Taylor has gone over 100 University of Dubuque. Zwiefel is 51-35 as head coach of the yards rushing in a game. Spartans leading the team to a pair of IIAC football champi- He also leads the Prairie Wolves in receptions. Taylor has onships and trips to the NCAA III Playoffs in 2011 and 2015. now caught 25 passes for 196 yards with three touchdowns. Zwiefel came to Dubuque after one season at Minneso- Taylor leads the IIAC in all-purpose yards averaging 164.8 ta-Mankato as offensive coordinator. He was Assistant Head yards a game. That total ranks him 18th in the NCAA III. Coach/Offensive Coordinator for 16 seasons at Wisconsin- Whitewater winning six conference championships and two CURTI HAS MOST EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE NCAA III National Championships. Quarterback Jonathan Curti continues to show improvement each game that he THE NWU-DUBUQUE SERIES gains experience as the starting signal caller. Saturday will be just the second ever meeting in football Curti had his most efficient game of the between Nebraska Wesleyan and Dubuque. It is the first year last week playing in the rainy conditions time that the Spartans have ever traveled to Lincoln, Neb. at Luther College. He completed over 70% Last year nationally-ranked Dubuque defeated the Prairie of his passes going 26-37 for 352 yards with Wolves 42-23 in Dubuque, Iowa. NWU pulled within 28-23 four touchdowns and most importantly, in the 4th quarter but Spartans scored 14 unanswered points no interceptions. It was the first game this season he didn’t to end the upset bid. have an interception. Through six games, Curti has passed for 1,869 yards to NWU AGAINST THE IIAC lead the IIAC in passing yards. He has a conference leading Nebraska Wesleyan is in their second season playing 17 touchdown passes, throwing at least two TDs in every football in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They game in his