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]
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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 first year as the starting QB. are now 3-9 against IIAC competition. NWU has struggled at home in IIAC play posting a 1-5 conference mark at home. Big Play Bryce Strikes Again In their inaugural year in the league, the Prairie Wolves All season long when NWU needed a went 3-5 facing a majority of the teams for the first time ever big pass connection, Jonathan Curti has in football one year ago. looked for senior captain Bryce Darner. The lethal combination struck again last Offense On Record Pace week at Luther with Darner catching eight Despite their 0-6 record, the Nebraska Wesleyan offense passes for 165 yards averaging over 20 yards is putting up impressive numbers. NWU is averaging 427.2 a reception. yards of total offense per game, which is on place to set a Darner (Gretna, Neb.) leads the IIAC av- school record. Only three times in school history has an NWU eraging 20.3 yards a catch. He has a team-high 467 receiv- offense averaged over 400 yards a game. ing yards on 23 receptions. Even with their record pace, NWU ranks just 6th in the Iowa Conference in total offense. Five IIAC teams are averag- Curtis Finding The End Zone ing over 430 yards a game in this high powered offensive Junior wide receiver Derrick Curtis has conference in 2017. quietly put together a very solid season with NWU is averaging 27.8 points which would be the 6th the Prairie Wolves after missing all of last best total in school history, but good for 8th in the IIAC. year with an injury. Curtis (Lincoln, Neb.) caught two touch- First 6-Game Losing Streak down passes last week at Luther. He scored The current 6-game losing streak is a first in the 22-year his first career TD pass the previous week tenure for NWU head coach Brian Keller. Nebraska Wesleyan versus Loras. football hasn’t lost seven games in a row since 1977 when The transfer from Morningside College, is second on the they began the year with seven consecutive losses. NWU team with 277 receiving yards on 19 catches including three finished 207 that season. TD receptions.
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Buss Goes Over 200 Career Tackles 2017 D3football.com Senior defensive co-captain Dakota Buss Week 6 Poll achieved a career milestone last Saturday recording his 200th career tackle. Buss (Beatrice, Neb.) now has 202 career tackles No. School (1st votes) Rec playing in 24 games over the past three years in the 1. Mary Hardin-Baylor (21) 5-0 NWU secondary. 2. Mount Union (4) 5-0 As a senior, he has 66 total tackles to rank 2nd in the IIAC in total tackles. 3. UW-Oshkosh 4-0 Buss had another solid performance last week at Luther with six 4. North Central, Ill. 5-0 total tackles while recording his first interception of the year. His in- 5. Hardin-Simmons 4-1 terception and return of 47 yards late in the 2nd quarter setup a NWU touchdown right before halftime. 6. St. Thomas 5-1 7. Linfield 3-1 VanLiew Racking Up Stops At Linebacker 8. St. John’s 5-1 For the second time this season, junior linebacker 9. UW-Platteville 5-0 Jacob VanLiew went over double digits in total tackles for a game. 10. Delaware Valley 6-0 VanLiew (Brighton, Colo.) led the Prairie Wolves 11. Illinois Wesleyan 5-1 with 11 tackles last week against the option rush at- 12. Wittenberg 5-0 tack of Luther College. Of those 11 tackles, 1.5 were tackles-for-loss. 13. Brockport 5-0 He is now second on the team with 41 tackles on 14. Wesley 4-1 the season. The junior linebacker had a career-high 14 tackles earlier 15. Washington and Jefferson 5-0 this season against Coe College. 16. Case Western Reserve 5-0 P-Wolves Receivers Putting Up Big Numbers 17. Alfred 5-0 WIth all the high passing totals the Nebraska Wesleyan offense is 18. Frostburg State 4-1 putting up, the Prairie Wolves receivers are the group that is the reap- ing the benefits. It has been a total group effort as well with several 19. Berry 6-0 different receivers getting in the action. 20. Wabash 5-0 Already through six games, eight different players have a caught 21. George Fox 4-1 a touchdown pass. Tight end Caleb Conway got his first TD reception last week at Luther, becoming the eighth NWU player to catch a TD 22. Wartburg 5-0 pass. 23. Concordia-Moorhead 4-1 To go along with TD catches, eight players have at least 13 catches 24. Johns Hopkins 5-1 on the year with the highest total being 25 from running back Shaka Taylor. A total of 14 players have recorded a reception during the 25. Springfield 6-0 2017 season.
Others Receiving Votes: Heidelberg 35; UW-La Crosse 32; Wheaton (Ill.) 21; DePauw 21; Redlands 19; Salisbury 12; Framingham State 10; UW-Whitewater 9; UW-Stout 9, Inside the NWU Offense Millikin 9; Albright 9; John Carroll 8; Carthage 7; Trine 5; Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) Carnegie Mellon 5; Westminster (Pa.) 3; Trinity (Conn.) 2; 473 197 (42%) 27 (58%) 16 25 Whitworth 1. Inside the Opponents’ Offense Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) 408 261 (64%) 147 (36%) 44 25
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IIAC STANDINGS The Last Time.... NWU shut out an opponent: 10/19/13, Dordt (28-0) Team...... IIAC...... Overall NWU was shut out: 9/27/14, Northwestern (8-0) NWU went into overtime: 10/7/17 vs. Luther (L, 38-41)
Wartburg (22)...... 3-0...... 5-0 NWU rallied from a 4th quarter deficit: 11/7/15, vs. Northwestern (trailed 38-36; won 44-38) Luther...... 3-0...... 4-1 NWU blew a 4th quarter lead: 10/7/17, vs. Luther (led 38-21; lost 41-38)
Buena Vista...... 2-2...... 3-2 NWU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 9/9/17, vs. Illinois Wesleyan (2 penalties – 15 yards) Central...... 2-2...... 3-3 NWU eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 9/26/09, vs. Dordt (317 yards) Loras...... 2-2...... 3-3 NWU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 11/16/02, vs. Peru State (464 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 10/7/17, Shaka Taylor (152) vs. Luther Simpson...... 2-2...... 3-3 A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 200 yards rushing: 10/22/05, Cody Hoegh (227) vs. Dakota Wesleyan A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 11/16/02, Roy Jacobson (345) vs. Peru State A Prairie Wolf rushed for 4 TDs: 10/10/09, Kory Kahlandt (5 TDs) vs. Dana Coe...... 1-2...... 3-2
Dubuque...... 1-2...... 3-2 NWU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 10/7/17, vs. Luther (352 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 250 yards passing: 9/30/17, Jonathan Curti (258) vs. Loras A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 300 yards passing: 10/7/17, Jonathan Curti (352) vs. Luther Nebraska Wesleyan...0-4...... 0-6 A Prairie Wolf passed for 4 TDs: 10/7/17, Jonathan Curti (4 TDs) vs. Luther
NWU eclipsed 500 yards of total offense: 11/9/13, vs. Midland (509 yards) This Week’s Action NWU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 10/30/94 vs. Midland Lutheran (603 yards) Saturday, Oct. 14 A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 10/7/17, Jon Curti (359) vs. Luther A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 9/9/17, Jonathan Curti (464) vs. Illinois Luther at Simpson, 1 pm Wesleyan Dubuque at Nebraska Wesleyan, 1 pm
Central at Coe, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 10/7/17, Bryce Darner (165) vs. Luther Buena Vista at Washington (Mo.), 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 10/4/14, Connor Zumpfe (209) vs. Doane Loras at Wartburg, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf caught 2 TDs: 10/7/17, Derrick Curtis (2 TDs) vs. Luther A Prairie Wolf caught 3 TDs: 10/4/14, Connor Zumpfe (4 TDs) vs. Doane
Last Week’s Results NWU returned a punt for a TD: 9/10/11, Cody Eiler, 71 yards vs. Midland NWU returned a kickoff for a TD: 10/29/11, Cody Eiler, 90 yards vs. Briar Cliff Luther 41, Nebraska Wesleyan 38 (OT) NWU returned an interception for a TD: 11/12/16, Joe Dinan, 31 yards vs. Loras Buena Vista 44, Dubuque 41 NWU returned a fumble for a TD: 11/12/16, Tyler Sorensen, 85 yards, vs. Loras Simpson 31, Loras 21 Wartburg 44, Central 20 NWU had a punt returned for a TD: 11/2/13, Trev Schroeder, Dakota Wesleyan (13 yards) NWU had a kickoff returned for a TD: 11/12/11, Tyson Buresh, Hastings (97 yards) NWU had an interception returned for a TD: 11/14/15, Kelly McBride, Hastings (30 yards) NWU had a fumble returned for a TD: 9/15/12, Marcus Smith, Morningside (0 yards)
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NWU-DBQ Offensive Comparison Scouting The Spartans University of Dubuque was the 2017 preseason favorite Total Offense G Yds Yds/G to win the IIAC when the coaches poll was released in Au- Nebraska Wesleyan (6) 6 2,563 427.2 gust. The Spartans were coming off an 8-2 season in 2016 Dubuque (5) 5 2,159 431.8 and won the IIAC regular season in 2015. Rushing Offense G Yds Yds/G Dubuque started 2017 with three straight wins includ- Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 6 664 110.7 ing a 3-point conference win over cross-town rival Loras to Dubuque (3) 5 1,217 243.4 open IIAC play. Since then, the Spartans have dropped two games in a row Passing Offense G Yds Yds/G losing 21-17 at Luther and last week falling 44-41 to Buena Vista in a game Nebraska Wesleyan (2) 6 1,899 316.5 they led with just over two minutes remaining. Dubuque (8) 5 942 188.4 Of the Spartans first six games, five have been decided by six points or less. All three of their IIAC games had margins of four points or less. Scoring Offense G Pts Pts/G Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 6 167 27.8 Dubuque is averaging 30.8 points a game to rank fifth in the IIAC and Dubuque (5) 5 154 30.8 allowing 25.6 points ranking fourth in the league. Running back Dwayne Allen Jr., has been the highlight of the Spartan Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Rat. offense through five games. Allen leads the IIAC in rushing averaging 147.4 Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 150-276-18-11 125.7 Dubuque (9) 68-151-9-5 110.5 yards per game. He has 737 yards on 94 carries, averaging an impressive 7.8 yards a carry. Last week he exploded for 268 yards on 23 carries with two Kickoff Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret touchdowns. Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 30 561 18.7 Allen isn’t the only back producing big numbers as Maurece Herrion is Dubuque (9) 15 279 18.6 seventh in the IIAC at 82.4 yards a game. Herrion has rushed 67 times for 3rd Down Conversion Con Att Pct 412 yards with four TDs and is averaging 6.1 yards a carry. Nebraska Wesleyan (3) 52 111 46.8 Returning at quarterback is senior Conor Feckley who was 1st-Team All- Dubuque (8) 25 69 36.2 IIAC one year ago. Last year Feckley passed for 3,129 yards with an amazing Penalties G Yds Yds/G 37 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Feckley isn’t putting up those same Nebraska Wesleyan (9) 6 396 66.0 impressive numbers this year completing only 43.4 percent of his passes for Dubuque (7) 5 296 59.2 852 yards to rank 8th in the IIAC. Feckley is 56-129 with eight TDs and five interceptions. The top receiving target is freshman Emanuel Jenkins who has hauled NWU-DBQ Defensive Comparison in 25 receptions for 414 yards with three touchdowns. He has an 83-yard catch in his first season. Kody Riemer has caught four touchdown passes Total Defense G Yds Yds/G with 11 total receptions on the year. Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 6 2,771 461.8 Dubuque’s defense has been causing havoc early this year. The Spartans Dubuque (3) 5 1,934 386.8 have recorded 11 interceptions and 14 sacks through five games. Rushing Defense G Yds Yds/G One of the top defenders in the IIAC is senior cornerback Michael Jo- Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 6 1,432 238.7 seph. Joseph is a two-time 1st-Team All-IIAC selection and is playing at that Dubuque (3) 5 691 138.2 same level again this year. Joseph already has five interceptions to lead the Passing Defense G Yds Yds/G IIAC and his eight pass breakups rank sixth in the league. Nebraska Wesleyan (1) 6 1,339 223.2 Defensive end Quintell Wilson has 4.0 quarterback sacks to lead the Dubuque (4) 5 1,243 248.6 IIAC in that category.
Scoring Defense G Pts Pts/G Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 6 253 42.2 Dubuque (4) 5 128 25.6 NWU vs. Dubuque Odds & Ends • Nebraska Wesleyan held a 17-point lead last week versus Luther, the second Punt Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 15 79 5.3 time the Prairie Wolves have led by 17 in an IIAC game that they eventually Dubuque (4) 1 8 8.0 lost. In three of the four IIAC losses, NWU has held a double digit lead.
Punting No Yds Avg. • NWU will have another new starter in the secondary this week as Alex Nebraska Wesleyan (5) 36 1334 35.1 Dubuque (8) 25 894 30.3 Kruse is listed as a starting safety. Kruse had eight tackles last week versus Luther. He is the 5th different player to start at one of the two safety spots. (IIAC Ranking) • Dubuque is looking to avoid a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2012. Only once in Coach Zwiefel’s 9-year tenure have the Spartans lost three straight games.
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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN OFFENSE DUBUQUE DEFENSE WR 80 Bryce Darner (6-4, 200, Sr.) DE 92 Quintell Wilson (6-4, 215, Sr.) 83 Derrick Curtis (6-1, 215, Sr.) 77 Kyle Marsh (6-3, 240, Fr.) LT 64 Trevor McKeown (6-4, 250, Jr.) NT 98 Doug Gates (6-2, 225, Jr.) 72 Ben Smith (6-2, 260, Jr.) 61 Elisha Grant (6-1, 230, Fr.) LG 70 Colton Davis (6-2, 275, Fr.) DE 99 Ravon Woods II (6-4, 221, So.) 75 David Graham (5-11, 280, So.) 94 Zach Kirchner (6-2, 220, Sr.) C 74 Joey Mueller (6-0, 295, Jr.) OLB 3 Le’Devin Smith (6-0, 240, Sr.) 77 Andrew Kammerzell (6-3, 225, So.) 47 Freddy Walton (5-8, 180, Fr.) RG 56 Jacob LaMarche (6-1, 270, Jr.) ILB 41 Chad Marsh (6-0, 220, So.) 55 Cam Burkard (6-1, 260, Fr.) 37 Casey Larson (6-1, 225, Fr.) RT 71 Jon Kitazono (6-2, 280, Fr.) ILB 35 Jacob Owens (6-4, 203, Jr.) 61 Kyle Kuncl (6-3, 265, Sr.) 51 Louie De La Cruz (5-11, 175, Jr.) TE 81 Caleb Conway (6-4, 205, Jr.) OLB 30 Logan Benter (5-8, 202, Jr.) 49 Austin Orr (6-4, 225, Jr.) 32 Donnie Jackson (5-11, 193, So.) WR 86 Bradley Pelkey (6-1, 175, Jr.) CB 21 Michael Joseph (6-1, 180, Sr.) 5 James Skerjanec (6-0, 185, Jr.) 28 Markhus Taylor (6-1, 178, Fr.) FB 43 Landen Thieman (5-8, 210, Sr.) FS 8 Derek Trotter (6-2, 182, Sr.) 39 Austin Taylor (5-11, 195, Sr.) 25 Dalton Knaack (5-11, 178, Fr.) RB 34 Shaka Taylor (5-11, 215, Jr.) SS 7 Derek Schambow (5-11, 181, Sr.) 6 Colby Ensz (5-8, 170, Fr.) 29 Jeffrey Pittman (6-2, 170, So.) QB 7 Jonathan Curti (5-9, 170, So.) CB 11 Cody Binicewicz (6-1, 195, Sr.) 12 Ethan Andersen (6-0, 175, So.) 17 LaTraviaus Kingsland (5-11, 190, Fr.)
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN DEFENSE DUBUQUE OFFENSE DE 55 Tyler Sorensen (6-2, 265, Sr.) WR 1 Emmanuel Jenkins (6-2, 197, Fr.) 54 Evan Reeves (6-2, 220, Sr.) 10 Jon Merriweather Jr. (6-2, 181, So.) DT 96 Andrew Stolpe (6-0, 275, Jr.) LT 60 Sawyer McCaffrey (6-6, 290, Sr.) 93 Grant McGill (6-1, 240, Jr.) 59 Michael Lewis (6-4, 269, So.) DT 90 Austin Shook (6-2, 280, Sr.) LG 65 Mitchell Temperly (6-1, 297, Sr.) 95 Trevor Holen (6-6, 250, Sr.) 52 Curtiss Fitts (6-3, 275, Fr.) DE 97 Grant Bednar (6-1, 230, Jr.) C 72 Collin Stefanowski (6-2, 278, Jr.) 12 Braxton Thais (6-1, 240, Sr.) 53 Austin Sims (6-0, 261, So.) LB 45 Travis Newgard (6-2, 225, Sr.) RG 74 DeAngelo Wofford (6-0, 247, So.) 46 Jacob Garnas (6-0, 215, Fr.) 63 Nic Brambila (6-3, 287, So.) LB 47 Eli Bricker (5-10, 230, Sr.) RT 76 Jacob Britton (6-5, 267, Jr.) 48 Brenden Heckenlively (5-11, 195, Jr.) 58 Adrian Carmona (6-6, 318, So.) LB 22 Jacob VanLiew (6-0, 205, Jr.) TE 87 Trenton Grana-Curry (6-3, 224, Sr.) 37 Mike Collicott (6-0, 200, So.) 43 Adam Rothas (6-3, 221, So.) CB 2 Nicholas Cortes (5-10, 175, So.) WR 16 Sam Morton (5-10, 162, Sr.) 11 Bryan Moore (5-10, 180, Jr.) 80 Derrick Wright (5-9, 180, Fr.) S 7 Dakota Buss (6-1, 195, Sr.) WR 2 Dylan Schultz (6-2, 215, Sr.) 35 Dylan MacKichan (5-11, 195, Jr.) 18 Kody Riemer (5-10, 185, So.) S 25 Alex Kruse (6-2, 205, Jr.) RB 24 Dwayne Allen Jr. (5-11, 185, So.) 3 Cody Robinson (5-11, 190, Jr.) 20 Maurece Herrion (5-11, 217, Jr.) CB 5 Heath Hovendick (5-11, 180, Jr.) QB 4 Conor Feckley (6-0, 195, Sr.) 11 Bryan Moore (5-10, 180, Jr.) 12 Michael Briscoe (6-6, 227, Jr.)
SPECIALTY SPECIALTY PK 14 Jackson Hinze (5-9, 190, Jr) PK 13 Brayden Neuendorf (5-10, 182, Sr.) P 14 Jackson Hinze (5-9, 190, Jr.) P 97 Jacob Rentz (6-3, 168, So.) LS 81 Caleb Conway (6-4, 205, Jr.) LS 88 Cameron Sorensen (6-3, 216, Sr.) H 16 Dylan Hike (6-2, 190, Jr.) H 7 Derek Schambow (5-11, 181, Sr.) KR 5 James Skerjanec (6-0, 185, Jr.) KR 18 Kody Riemer (5-10, 185, Fr.) 22 Garris Karr (6-2, 180, Fr.) 2 Dylan Schultz (6-2, 215, Sr.) PR 82 Brant Barth (6-1, 175, Fr.) PR 18 Kody Riemer (5-10, 185, Fr.) 2 Arlie Myers (5-7, 160, Sr.) 24 Dwayne Allen Jr. (5-11, 185, So.)
2017 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Seven • NWU vs Dubuque • Oct. 14, 2017 Page 7 2017 NWU Football Nebraska Wesleyan Football Rosters As of Sept. 29, 2017 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2017 Alphabetical Roster 1 Conner Adams LB 5-11 170 So. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) No. Name...... Position 2 Nicholas Cortes DB 5-10 175 So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Faith Christian HS) 1 Conner Adams...... LB 2 Arlie Myers Slot 5-7 160 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Brownell-Talbot HS) 12 Ethan Andersen...... QB 3 Cody Robinson DB 5-11 190 Jr. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance HS) 82 Brant Barth...... WR 4 Adam Granville DB 6-2 205 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Platteview HS) 44 Russel Beard...... LB 4 Tate Schmaderer RB 5-11 200 So. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 97 Grant Bednar...... DL 5 Heath Hovendick DB 5-11 180 Jr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 26 Aiden Bennett...... K 5 James Skerjanec WR 6-0 185 Jr. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 31 Tanner Boggs...... DB 6 Colby Ensz RB 5-8 170 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Tri-County HS) 53 Chris Borden...... OL 7 Dakota Buss DB 6-1 195 Sr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 11 Nic Braaten...... QB 7 Jonathan Curti QB 5-9 170 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer HS) 66 Jake Brandt...... DL 8 Nolan Schafer WR 6-1 185 So. Humboldt, Neb. (HTRS HS) 47 Eli Bricker...... LB 8 Zach Zeisler DB 5-11 160 Sr. Waterbury, Neb. (Bishop Heelan HS) 9 Grant McElroy LS 6-2 190 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 55 Cam Burkard...... OL 9 Dakota Prorok DB 6-1 165 Fr. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus Lakeview HS) 92 Jake Busmente...... DL 10 Jake Kittle DB 6-0 205 Jr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 7 Dakota Buss...... DB 11 Bryan Moore DB 5-11 180 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Concordia HS) 63 Zach Chambers...... OL 11 Nic Braaten QB 6-1 225 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mesa Ridge HS) 57 Curran Chapman...... LB 12 Braxton Thais DL 6-1 240 Sr. Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge HS) 42 Tanner Christensen...... TE 12 Ethan Andersen QB 6-0 175 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 29 Jack Cobb...... RB 14 Jackson Hinze Slot/K/P 5-9 190 Jr. Scottsbluff, Neb. (Scottsbluff HS) 37 Mike Collicott...... LB 15 Mamer Mamer DB 5-9 155 Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East HS) 81 Caleb Conway...... TE 15 Kevin Tims QB 5-9 165 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis Palmer HS) 2 Nicholas Cortes...... DB 16 Dylan Hike Holder 6-2 190 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS) 7 Jonathan Curti...... QB 17 Braly Keller Slot 6-0 185 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 83 Derrick Curtis...... WR 18 Andrew Maestas DB 6-0 160 Fr. Parker, Colo. (Legend HS) 80 Bryce Darner...... WR 19 Derrick Vander Linden WR 5-11 190 So. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South HS) 70 Colton Davis...... OL 20 Ryan Stewart RB 5-11 185 Fr. Malcolm, Neb. (Malcolm HS) 98 Scottie Davis...... DL 21 Sawyer Kean RB 5-10 190 Jr. Salem, Neb. (Falls City Sacred Heart HS) 39 Kaden Dawe...... DB 21 Caden Fritson DB 5-11 195 So. Holdrege, Neb. (Holdrege HS) 23 Trey Dawson...... WR 22 Jacob VanLiew LB 6-0 205 Jr. Brighton, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 40 Mason Dedick...... LB 22 Garris Karr RB 6-2 180 Fr. Kennard, Neb. (Arlington HS) 24 Micah Dexter...... LB 23 Trey Dawson WR 5-10 170 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS) 65 Zach Ditson...... DL 23 Tristan Johnson DB 5-11 160 Sr. Maywood, Neb. (Hayes Center HS) 6 Colby Ensz...... RB 24 Micah Dexter LB 5-9 190 So. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 21 Caden Fritson...... DB 25 Alex Kruse DB 6-2 205 Jr. Valparaiso, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 25 Brode McIntosh Slot 5-9 160 Fr. Mullen, Neb. (Mullen HS) 46 Jacob Garnas...... LB 26 Aiden Bennett K 5-11 190 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) 33 Clay Goodwin...... DB 27 Matt Survil TE 6-2 195 Sr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) 75 David Graham...... OL 28 Wyatt Nickels LB 5-10 160 Fr. Johnson, Neb. (Johnson-Brock HS) 4 Adam Granville...... DB 29 Jack Cobb RB 6-0 215 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East HS) 91 Justen Hall...... DL 30 Chris Ramos RB 5-6 175 Jr. Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 45 Jacob Harvey...... LS 31 Tanner Boggs DB 5-11 190 Sr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan HS) 48 Brenden Heckenlively...... LB 32 Tyler Trout RB 5-9 185 Fr. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance HS) 85 Zach Hellie...... WR 33 Clay Goodwin DB 5-11 190 Jr. Kilgore, Neb. (Cody-Kilgore HS) 16 Dylan Hike...... Holder 34 Shaka Taylor RB 5-11 215 Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran High NE HS) 14 Jackson Hinze...... Slot/K/P 35 Dylan MacKichan DB 5-11 195 Jr. Adams, Neb. (Freeman HS) 95 Trevor Holen...... DL 36 Angeleau Scott DB 5-11 175 So. Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS) 78 Dillon Holsteen...... DL 37 Mike Collicott LB 6-0 200 So. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings HS) 5 Heath Hovendick...... DB 38 Marcus Thimm DB 5-11 170 Fr. Roca, Neb. (Norris HS) 23 Tristan Johnson...... DB 39 Austin Taylor RB 5-9 195 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) 77 Andrew Kammerzell...... OL 39 Kaden Dawe DB 5-8 180 Fr. Ord, Neb. (Ord HS) 22 Garris Karr...... RB 40 Mason Dedick LB 6-0 205 So. Malcolm, Neb. (Malcolm HS) 94 Matthew Kean...... DL 42 Tanner Christensen TE 6-3 225 So. South Sioux City, Neb. (South Sioux City HS) 21 Sawyer Kean...... RB 43 Landen Thieman RB 5-8 210 Sr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk HS) 17 Braly Keller...... Slot
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2017 Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name...... Position 44 Russel Beard LB 6-1 215 Sr. Ashland, Neb. (Chadron State College) 71 Jon Kitazono...... OL 45 Travis Newgard LB 6-2 225 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Concordia University) 10 Jake Kittle...... DB 45 Jacob Harvey LS 5-7 235 So. Holdrege, Neb. (Holdrege HS) 25 Alex Kruse...... DB 46 Jacob Garnas LB 5-11 215 Fr. Julesburg, Colo. (Sedgewick County HS) 61 Kyle Kuncl...... OL 47 Eli Bricker LB 5-10 230 Sr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 56 Jacob LaMarche...... OL 48 Brenden Heckenlively LB 5-11 195 Jr. Falls City, Neb. (Falls City HS) 35 Dylan MacKichan...... DB 49 Austin Orr TE 6-4 225 Jr. Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista HS) 18 Andrew Maestas...... DB 50 Seth McRobert LB 5-11 175 Fr. Bennington, Neb. (Arlington HS) 15 Mamer Mamer...... DB 52 Hayden Penny DL 6-3 245 Fr. Arlington, Neb. (Arlington HS) 9 Grant McElroy...... LS 53 Chris Borden OL 6-0 295 Fr. North Platte, Neb. (North Platte St. Pat’s HS) 93 Grant McGill...... DL 54 Evan Reeves DL 6-2 220 Sr. Hastings, Neb. (Peru State College) 55 Tyler Sorensen DL 6-2 265 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 25 Brode McIntosh...... Slot 55 Cam Burkard OL 6-1 260 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS) 64 Trevor McKeown...... OL 56 Jacob LaMarche OL 6-1 270 Jr. Ralston, Neb. (Ralston HS) 50 Seth McRobert...... LB 57 Curran Chapman LB 5-9 210 So. Monument, Colo. (Lewis Palmer HS) 11 Bryan Moore...... DB 58 Carter Smith DL 6-2 220 Fr. Shelby, Neb. (Shelby-Rising City HS) 74 Joey Mueller...... OL 61 Kyle Kuncl OL 6-2 265 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Gross Catholic HS) 2 Arlie Myers...... Slot 63 Zach Chambers OL 6-2 250 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 45 Travis Newgard...... LB 64 Trevor McKeown OL 6-4 250 Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk HS) 28 Wyatt Nickels...... LB 65 Zach Ditson DL 5-7 210 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS) 49 Austin Orr...... TE 66 Jake Brandt DL 5-10 220 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) 86 Bradley Pelkey...... WR 70 Colton Davis OL 6-1 275 Fr. Nebraska City, Neb. (Lourdes Central Cath. HS) 52 Hayden Penny...... DL 71 Jon Kitazono OL 6-2 280 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart HS) 9 Dakota Prorok...... DB 72 Ben Smith OL 6-2 260 Jr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview HS) 30 Chris Ramos...... RB 73 Joel Springer OL 5-11 280 Fr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 54 Evan Reeves...... DL 74 Joey Mueller OL 6-0 295 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South HS) 3 Cody Robinson...... DB 75 David Graham OL 5-11 280 So. Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS) 88 Mitch Russman...... TE 77 Andrew Kammerzell OL 6-3 225 So. Milliken, Colo. (Roosevelt HS) 8 Nolan Schafer...... WR 78 Dillon Holsteen DL 5-8 255 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS) 4 Tate Schmaderer...... RB 79 Ty Wilterdink OL 5-10 275 Fr. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 36 Angeleau Scott...... DB 80 Bryce Darner WR 6-4 200 Sr. Gretna, Neb. (Millard West HS) 89 Alex Segura...... WR 81 Caleb Conway TE 6-4 205 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS) 90 Austin Shook...... DL 82 Brant Barth WR 6-1 175 Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) 5 James Skerjanec...... WR 83 Derrick Curtis WR 6-1 215 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. Morningside College 84 Dylan Steinkruger WR 5-11 185 Jr. Juniata, Neb. (Adams Central HS) 72 Ben Smith...... OL 85 Zach Hellie WR 6-2 195 Fr. Gurley, Neb. (Leyton HS) 58 Carter Smith...... DL 86 Bradley Pelkey WR 6-0 175 Jr. Ft. Collins, Colo. (Ft. Collins HS) 55 Tyler Sorensen...... DL 88 Mitch Russman TE 6-4 220 Fr. Weston, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 73 Joel Springer...... OL 89 Alex Segura WR 5-11 210 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview HS) 84 Dylan Steinkruger...... WR 90 Austin Shook DL 6-2 280 Sr. Milford, Neb. (Milford HS) 20 Ryan Stewart...... RB 91 Justen Hall DL 6-0 215 Fr. Ceresco, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 96 Andrew Stolpe...... DL 92 Jake Busmente DL 5-11 235 So. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 27 Matt Survil...... TE 93 Grant McGill DL 6-2 240 Jr. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly HS) 39 Austin Taylor...... RB 94 Matthew Kean DL 5-11 240 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 34 Shaka Taylor...... RB 95 Trevor Holen DL 6-6 250 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Briar Cliff University) 12 Braxton Thais...... DL 96 Andrew Stolpe DL 6-0 275 Jr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 43 Landen Thieman...... RB 97 Grant Bednar DL 6-1 230 Jr. Grand Island, Neb. (Morningside College) 38 Marcus Thimm...... DB 98 Scottie Davis DL 6-4 230 So. Castle Rock, Colo. (Castleview HS) 15 Kevin Tims...... QB 99 Jacob Walsh DL 6-1 245 Fr. Roca, Neb. (Norris HS) 32 Tyler Trout...... RB 19 Derrick Vander Linden...... WR Head Coach: Brian Keller (22nd Year) 22 Jacob VanLiew...... LB Assistants: Kevin Crume (defensive coordinator), Caleb Armstrong (linebackers/special teams 99 Jacob Walsh...... DL coordinator), Ray Corona (kickers/punters), Alex Czeranko (wide receivers), Tyler Francis 79 Ty Wilterdink...... OL (quarterbacks), Paul Harris (defensive line), Mike Johnson (defensive line), Corey Jones (slots), 8 Zach Zeisler...... DB Rod Jones (offensive line), Chip Lange (running backs), Dan Thurin (linebackers), Dave Waten- paugh (tight ends), Joe Dinan (student assistant)
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2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2017) All games
Team Statistics NWU OPP SCORING 167 253 Points Per Game 27.8 42.2 Points Off Turnovers 29 60 FIRST DOWNS 129 129 R u s h in g 40 62 P a s s in g 83 56 P e n a lt y 6 11 RUSHING YARDAGE 664 1432 Yards gained rushing 841 1522 Yards lost rushing 177 90 Rushing Attempts 197 261 Average Per Rush 3.4 5.5 Average Per Game 110.7 238.7 TDs Rushing 4 23 PASSING YARDAGE 1899 1339 C o m p - A t t - I n t 150-276-11 84-147-2 Average Per Pass 6.9 9.1 Average Per Catch 12.7 15.9 Average Per Game 316.5 223.2 TDs Passing 18 12 TOTAL OFFENSE 2563 2771 Total Plays 473 408 Average Per Play 5.4 6.8 Average Per Game 427.2 461.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 30-561 23-577 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-79 9-75 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-65 11-89 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.7 25.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 5.3 8.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 32.5 8.1 FUMBLES-LOST 11-7 11-8 PENALTIES-Yards 44-396 21-185 Average Per Game 66.0 30.8 PUNTS-Yards 36-1334 29-1069 Average Per Punt 37.1 36.9 Net punt average 35.0 34.1 KICKOFFS-Yards 31-1837 42-2505 Average Per Kick 59.3 59.6 Net kick average 35.0 39.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 2 : 4 9 2 7 : 1 2 3RD-DOWN Conversions 52/111 41/84 3rd-Down Pct 47% 49% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/7 2/4 4th-Down Pct 57% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 5-20 15-103 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 22 35 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-6 3-6 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (18-25) 72% (23-29) 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (16-25) 64% (21-29) 72% PAT-ATTEMPTS (19-19) 100% (32-34) 94% ATTENDANCE 2736 6700 Games/Avg Per Game 3/912 3/2233 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Nebraska Wesleyan 49 55 27 36 0 167 Opponents 54 85 66 45 3 253
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2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2017) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Shaka Taylor 5 117 622 6 616 5.3 3 45 123.2 Brant Barth 12 81 6.8 0 21 Colby Ensz 6 19 74 9 65 3.4 1 10 10.8 Shaka Taylor 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 Garris Karr 6 10 26 2 24 2.4 0 8 4.0 Adam Granville 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 Sawyer Kean 4 7 23 2 21 3.0 0 9 5.2 Total 15 79 5.3 0 21 Landen Thieman 6 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.7 Opponents 9 75 8.3 0 19 Arlie Myers 6 2 2 1 1 0.5 0 2 0.2 Jackson Hinze 6 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Jonathan Curti 6 37 90 110 -20 -0.5 0 12 -3.3 Eli Bricker 1 18 18.0 0 18 TEAM 6 3 0 47 -47 -15.7 0 0 -7.8 Dakota Buss 1 47 47.0 0 47 Total 6 197 841 177 664 3.4 4 45 110.7 Total 2 65 32.5 0 47 Opponents 6 261 1522 90 1432 5.5 23 64 238.7 Opponents 11 89 8.1 0 35
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Jonathan Curti 6 125.04 149-272-11 54.8 1869 17 93 311.5 Garris Karr 17 333 19.6 0 34 Shaka Taylor 5 227.33 1-3-0 33.3 30 1 30 6.0 James Skerjanec 6 92 15.3 0 19 Jackson Hinze 6 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 D Vander Linden 6 123 20.5 0 27 Total 6 125.69 150-276-11 54.3 1899 18 93 316.5 Shaka Taylor 1 13 13.0 0 13 Opponents 6 157.87 84-147-2 57.1 1339 12 74 223.2 Total 30 561 18.7 0 34 Opponents 23 577 25.1 0 58 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Shaka Taylor 5 25 196 7.8 3 24 39.2 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Bryce Darner 6 23 467 20.3 2 93 77.8 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Derrick Curtis 6 19 277 14.6 3 39 46.2 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 James Skerjanec 6 17 221 13.0 1 29 36.8 Bradley Pelkey 6 16 273 17.1 6 55 45.5 Arlie Myers 6 15 163 10.9 1 28 27.2 Caleb Conway 6 13 139 10.7 1 18 23.2 Jackson Hinze 6 13 112 8.6 1 20 18.7 Braly Keller 6 3 26 8.7 0 13 4.3 Sawyer Kean 4 2 12 6.0 0 9 3.0 Austin Orr 6 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.8 Bryan Moore 5 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.8 Colby Ensz 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Garris Karr 6 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Total 6 150 1899 12.7 18 93 316.5 Opponents 6 84 1339 15.9 12 74 223.2
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PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Bradley Pelkey 6 - - - 1 - - - 38 Jonathan Curti 6 309 -20 1869 1849 308.2 Jackson Hinze 1 4-6 19-19 - - - - - 37 Shaka Taylor 5 120 616 30 646 129.2 Shaka Taylor 6 ------36 Colby Ensz 6 19 65 0 65 10.8 Derrick Curtis 3 ------18 Garris Karr 6 10 24 0 24 4.0 Bryce Darner 2 ------12 Sawyer Kean 4 7 21 0 21 5.2 James Skerjanec 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 Landen Thieman 6 1 4 0 4 0.7 Arlie Myers 1 ------6 Arlie Myers 6 2 1 0 1 0.2 Caleb Conway 1 ------6 TEAM 6 3 -47 0 -47 -7.8 Colby Ensz 1 ------6 Total 6 473 664 1899 2563 427.2 Jonathan Curti - - - - - 2-2 - - 0 Opponents 6 408 1432 1339 2771 461.8 Dylan Hike - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 22 4-6 19-19 0-1 2 2-2 - - 167 Opponents 35 3-6 32-34 - 1 1-1 - - 253
Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Jackson Hinze 4-6 66.7 0-0 1-2 1-1 2-3 0-0 45 0 Jackson Hinze 35 1334 38.1 68 0 11 10 3 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Nebraska Wesleyan Opponents Total 36 1334 37.1 68 0 11 10 3 1 Concordia (Minn.) - - Opponents 29 1069 36.9 56 0 3 6 3 0 Illinois Wesleyan - - Coe (43) 33 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Central (45),(22) (32) Jackson Hinze 31 1837 59.3 7 1 Loras 24 - Total 31 1837 59.3 7 1 25.1 35.0 30 Luther College (36),45 201743,(38),40,(25) Nebraska WesleyanOpponents Football 42 2505 59.6 11 0 18.7 39.7 25 Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2017) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Shaka Taylor 5 616 196 -1 13 0 824 164.8 Bryce Darner 6 0 467 0 0 0 467 77.8 Garris Karr 6 24 2 0 333 0 359 59.8 James Skerjane 6 0 221 0 92 0 313 52.2 Derrick Curtis 6 0 277 0 0 0 277 46.2 Bradley Pelkey 6 0 273 0 0 0 273 45.5 Arlie Myers 6 1 163 0 0 0 164 27.3 Caleb Conway 6 0 139 0 0 0 139 23.2 D Vander Linden 3 0 0 0 123 0 123 41.0 Jackson Hinze 6 0 112 0 0 0 112 18.7 Brant Barth 6 0 0 81 0 0 81 13.5 Colby Ensz 6 65 2 0 0 0 67 11.2 Dakota Buss 6 0 0 0 0 47 47 7.8 Sawyer Kean 4 21 12 0 0 0 33 8.2 Braly Keller 6 0 26 0 0 0 26 4.3 Eli Bricker 6 0 0 0 0 18 18 3.0 Austin Orr 6 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.8 Bryan Moore 5 0 4 0 0 0 4 0.8 Landen Thieman 6 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.7 Adam Granville 4 0 0 -1 0 0 -1 -0.2 Jonathan Curti 6 -20 0 0 0 0 -20 -3.3 TEAM 6 -47 0 0 0 0 -47 -7.8 Total 6 664 1899 79 561 65 3268 544.7 Opponents 6 1432 1339 75 577 89 3512 585.3
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2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 10, 2017) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 7 Dakota Buss 6 39 27 66 1.0-2 . 1-47 1 . 1-0 . . . 22 Jacob VanLiew 6 17 24 41 3.5-7 . . . 1 . . . . 47 Eli Bricker 6 17 22 39 5.0-9 1.0-5 1-18 . . . 1 . . 45 Travis Newgard 6 12 22 34 2.0-2 . . . . 1-0 2 . . 55 Tyler Sorensen 6 12 12 24 4.5-12 2.0-5 . . 1 . . . . 35 Dylan MacKichan 6 10 13 23 ...... 5 Heath Hovendick 6 12 9 21 1.5-4 . . 9 . 1-0 1 . . 96 Andrew Stolpe 6 10 7 17 1.0-7 1.0-7 ...... 97 Grant Bednar 6 6 10 16 1.5-3 1.0-3 . . 1 3-0 . . . 25 Alex Kruse 4 6 6 12 0.5-0 . . . . 1-0 . . . 4 Adam Granville 4 7 4 11 . . . 6 . . . . . 2 Nicholas Cortes 6 4 7 11 ...... 90 Austin Shook 6 3 8 11 4.5-9 ...... 12 Braxton Thais 5 7 2 9 2.0-8 . . . . . 1 . . 93 Grant McGill 5 2 4 6 ...... 3 Cody Robinson 6 6 . 6 ...... 44 Russel Beard 3 4 2 6 ...... 95 Trevor Holen 6 2 3 5 ...... 24 Micah Dexter 5 3 2 5 ...... 46 Jacob Garnas 6 4 . 4 ...... 14 Jackson Hinze 6 3 1 4 ...... 11 Bryan Moore 5 3 1 4 . . . 2 . . . . . 15 Mamer Mamer 6 1 2 3 ...... 37 Mike Collicott 4 2 1 3 ...... 43 Landen Thieman 6 2 1 3 ...... 86 Bradley Pelkey 6 2 . 2 ...... 6 C. Washington 3 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 48 B. Heckenlively 5 . 2 2 ...... 4A Tate Schmaderer 5 1 . 1 ...... 92 Jake Busmente 1 1 . 1 ...... 9 Grant McElroy 6 . 1 1 ...... 31 Tanner Boggs 1 1 . 1 ...... 75 David Graham 5 . 1 1 ...... 91 Justen Hall 2 1 . 1 ...... 64 Trevor McKeown 6 . 1 1 ...... 50 Seth McRobert 6 1 . 1 ...... 1 Connor Adams 6 . 1 1 ...... 54 Evan Reeves 6 . 1 1 ...... 7A Jonathan Curti 6 1 . 1 ...... 34 Shaka Taylor 5 1 . 1 ...... 17 Braly Keller 6 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 6 204 198 402 27-63 5-20 2-65 19 3 8-0 5 . . Opponents 6 231 216 447 33-166 15-103 11-89 34 5 7-0 5 1 .
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Box Score (Final) 2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Concordia (Minn.) vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Sept 2, 2017 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Concordia (Minn.) 19 8 7 0 34 Nebraska Wesleyan 0707 14
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 08:11 CC - Austin Maanum 56 yd pass from Michael Herzog (Tony Kostelecky kick failed), 1-56 0:10 03:20 CC - Chad Johnson 25 yd run (Tony Kostelecky kick), 2-25 0:12 00:19 CC - Chad Johnson 5 yd run (Tony Kostelecky kick failed), 4-24 1:15 2nd 02:20 CC - Jason Montonye 5 yd run (Austin Maanum pass from Michael Herzog), 10-73 4:58 00:37 NWU - Arlie Myers 21 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 7-79 1:38 3rd 12:10 CC - Kevin Marzolf 40 yd pass from Michael Herzog (Tony Kostelecky kick), 3-60 1:16 4th 07:25 NWU - Jackson Hinze 9 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 10-75 4:27
CC NWU FIRST DOWNS 15 19 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-238 33-140 PASSING YDS (NET) 122 262 Passes Att-Comp-Int 11-5-0 44-25-5 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-360 77-402 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1--3 3--2 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-38 6-93 Interception Returns-Yards 5-52 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-36.7 6-35.2 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-1 Penalties-Yards 1-5 7-55 Possession Time 26:33 33:27 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-17 2-5
RUSHING: Concordia (Minn.)-Chad Johnson 14-134; Jason Montonye 5-54; Michael Herzog 11-23; Dane Ringquist 8-22; Conor Gessell 1-12; Austin Maanum 1-5; TEAM 3-minus 4; Blake Kragnes 2-minus 8. Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 14-102; Colby Ensz 6-24; Sawyer Kean 2-12; Garris Karr 5-7; Landen Thieman 1-4; Arlie Myers 1-2; Jonathan Curti 4-minus 11.
PASSING: Concordia (Minn.)-Michael Herzog 5-10-0-122; Blake Kragnes 0-1-0-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 25-44-5-262.
RECEIVING: Concordia (Minn.)-Blake Kragnes 2-11; Austin Maanum 1-56; Kevin Marzolf 1-40; Dane Ringquist 1-15. Nebraska Wesleyan-Bradley Pelkey 4-80; Arlie Myers 4-48; Derrick Curtis 4-35; Jackson Hinze 4-27; Shaka Taylor 4-minus 6; James Skerjanec 3-47; Bryce Darner 1-21; Braly Keller 1-10.
INTERCEPTIONS: Concordia (Minn.)-Aaron Ahrndt 1-34; Ethan Eagerton 1-18; Jesse Bucholz 1-0; Jake Erholtz 1-0; Alex Berg 1-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-None.
FUMBLES: Concordia (Minn.)-Michael Herzog 2-1; Ryan Cihak 1-1; Blake Kragnes 1-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-Adam Granville 1-0; Shaka Taylor 1-1.
Concordia (Minn.) (1-0) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (0-1) Date: Sept 2, 2017 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 881
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:43 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:43 Officials: Referee: John Hodges; Umpire: Mark Borchardt; Linesman: Dirk Ryals; Line judge: Tim Neumann;2017 Back Prairie judge: Wolves FJasonootball Fagan;• Game SFieldeven •judge: NWU vsJim Du bProuty;uque • Oct. 14, 2017 Page 14 Side judge: Brian Zahnle; Temperature: 80 • Wind: NW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny and clear 2017 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan vs #14 Illinois Wesleyan (Sep 09, 2017 at Bloomington, Ill.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Nebraska Wesleyan 7077 21 Illinois Wesleyan 7 21 14 0 42
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 08:06 IWU - Bauer, Brandon 39 yd run (Sciarini, A. kick), 7-91 2:21 02:16 NWU - Bradley Pelkey 55 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 6-67 2:25 2nd 14:07 IWU - Apel, Andrew 6 yd pass from Bauer, Brandon (Sciarini, A. kick), 7-70 3:01 06:25 IWU - Scott, Matese 2 yd run (Sciarini, A. kick), 10-67 4:40 04:11 IWU - Healy, Jack 7 yd pass from Bauer, Brandon (Sciarini, A. kick), 5-66 1:28 3rd 09:24 IWU - Alexander, M. 34 yd run (Sciarini, A. kick), 4-50 1:54 05:28 IWU - Keffer, Liam 10 yd pass from Bauer, Brandon (Sciarini, A. kick), 3-50 0:35 01:27 NWU - Bryce Darner 93 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 2-94 0:58 4th 10:06 NWU - Bradley Pelkey 14 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 8-69 3:59
NWU IWU FIRST DOWNS 25 22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 21-17 36-266 PASSING YDS (NET) 461 230 Passes Att-Comp-Int 65-32-1 25-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 86-478 61-496 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-34 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-79 4-112 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-35 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-34.1 5-31.8 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 2-15 5-61 Possession Time 31:49 28:11 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 22 5 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 4-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 1-12
RUSHING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Garris Karr 5-17; Sawyer Kean 5-9; Colby Ensz 6-7; Jonathan Curti 4-3; TEAM 1-minus 19. Illinois Wesleyan-Alexander, M. 12-124; Bauer, Brandon 5-60; Scott, Matese 8-44; Harcar, Nick 6-39; Warner, Jack 4-0; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 32-65-1-461. Illinois Wesleyan-Bauer, Brandon 15-21-0-189; Warner, Jack 2-4-0-41.
RECEIVING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Bryce Darner 7-173; Derrick Curtis 4-79; Caleb Conway 4-39; James Skerjanec 4-37; Bradley Pelkey 3-74; Arlie Myers 3-22; Jackson Hinze 2-17; Sawyer Kean 2-12; Bryan Moore 1-4; Colby Ensz 1-2; Garris Karr 1-2. Illinois Wesleyan-Keffer, Liam 4-56; Healy, Jack 4-48; Walsh, Zach 4-37; Apel, Andrew 2-6; Johnson, Brian 1-36; Ryan, Anthony 1-28; Scott, Matese 1-19.
INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska Wesleyan-None. Illinois Wesleyan-Giderof, Jeremy 1-35.
FUMBLES: Nebraska Wesleyan-None. Illinois Wesleyan-Warner, Jack 1-1.
Nebraska Wesleyan (0-2) vs. Illinois Wesleyan (2-0) Date: Sep 09, 2017 • Site: Bloomington, Ill. • Stadium: Tucci Stadium Attendance: 1000
Kickoff time: 1 p.m. • End of Game: 4:01 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:01 Officials: Referee: Brad Richardson; Umpire: John Owen; Linesman: Jeff Curran; Line judge: Ed Pevonka; Back2017 judge: Prairie Glenn Wolves Jackson;Football • FieldGame Sjudge:even • NTomWU vsSkill; Dubuque • Oct. 14, 2017 Page 15 Side judge: Dave Dupre; Temperature: 75 • Wind: E 12 • Weather: Sunny 2017 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Coe vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Sep 16, 2017 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Coe 0 14 14 7 35 Nebraska Wesleyan 14 3 0 8 25
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 09:52 NWU - Bradley Pelkey 7 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 14-75 5:08 07:28 NWU - James Skerjanec 15 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 6-83 0:58 2nd 10:57 COE - Tyler Dralle 1 yd run (Tristan Connell kick), 6-76 1:51 09:10 COE - Drew Heitland 6 yd pass from Quentin White (Tristan Connell kick), 4-44 1:25 02:52 NWU - Jackson Hinze 43 yd field goal, 10-40 3:26 3rd 11:00 COE - D. Harper 6 yd pass from Quentin White (Tristan Connell kick), 10-63 3:53 02:25 COE - D. Harper 28 yd pass from Quentin White (Tristan Connell kick), 7-57 2:57 4th 07:28 NWU - Shaka Taylor 14 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (James Skerjanec pass from Jonathan Curti), 10 04:52 COE - Tyler Schamel 39 yd pass from Quentin White (Tristan Connell kick), 5-52 2:33
COE NWU FIRST DOWNS 23 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-154 34-131 PASSING YDS (NET) 319 256 Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-22-0 51-23-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 82-473 85-387 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-16 5-47 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-138 4-106 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-38.0 7-45.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-3 Penalties-Yards 6-45 7-59 Possession Time 31:40 28:20 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 18 10 of 21 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-27 1-7
RUSHING: Coe-Tyler Dralle 33-101; Tino Green 9-59; Mitch Stopko 1-2; Jonah Alfaro 1-1; Team 2-minus 2; Quentin White 1-minus 7. Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 22-125; Jonathan Curti 12-6.
PASSING: Coe-Quentin White 22-35-0-319. Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 23-50-1-256; Shaka Taylor 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Coe-D. Harper 8-159; Mitch Stopko 7-68; Tyler Schamel 3-60; Tyler Dralle 2-3; Trevor Noble 1-23; Drew Heitland 1-6. Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 6-67; James Skerjanec 4-53; Bradley Pelkey 4-40; Jackson Hinze 3-27; Caleb Conway 2-23; Bryce Darner 2-13; Arlie Myers 1-18; Derrick Curtis 1-15.
INTERCEPTIONS: Coe-Terrence Hall 1-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-None.
FUMBLES: Coe-Tyler Dralle 1-1. Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 2-1; Garris Karr 1-1; Jonathan Curti 1-1.
Coe (3-0,1-0) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (0-3,0-1) Date: Sep 16, 2017 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 684
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:59 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:59 Officials: Referee: David Forsythe; Umpire: Darrell Hobbs; Linesman: Josh Bevins; Line judge: Landon Wolfe; Back judge: Gabriel Capps; Field judge: Brad White; Side judge: Jeff Carson; 2017 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Seven • NWU vs Dubuque • Oct. 14, 2017 Page 16 Temperature: 65 • Wind: 18 NW • Weather: overcast 2017 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan vs Central (Sep 23, 2017 at Pella, Iowa)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Nebraska Wesleyan 7 10 3 7 27 Central 0 21 17 14 52
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 03:42 NWU - Bradley Pelkey 5 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 14-85 6:17 2nd 14:50 NWU - Jackson Hinze 45 yd field goal, 7-28 2:56 08:06 NWU - Bryce Darner 20 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 9-79 4:39 06:36 CEN - Blaine Hawkins 1 yd run (Jon Alberts kick), 6-75 1:30 02:10 CEN - Sam Markham 74 yd pass from Blaine Hawkins (Jon Alberts kick), 2-80 0:52 00:00 CEN - Kohle Helle 1 yd run (Jon Alberts kick), 8-73 1:15 3rd 08:49 CEN - Blaine Hawkins 38 yd run (Jon Alberts kick), 7-84 2:44 04:52 NWU - Jackson Hinze 22 yd field goal, 12-75 3:52 03:43 CEN - D. Groezinger 20 yd run (Jon Alberts kick), 4-80 1:03 02:25 CEN - Jon Alberts 32 yd field goal, 4-2 1:08 4th 14:50 CEN - Sam Markham 4 yd pass from Blaine Hawkins (Jon Alberts kick), 7-37 2:03 12:27 NWU - Shaka Taylor 2 yd run (Jackson Hinze kick), 7-52 2:21 06:58 CEN - D. Groezinger 4 yd run (Jon Alberts kick), 12-70 5:29
NWU CEN FIRST DOWNS 21 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-105 46-353 PASSING YDS (NET) 280 253 Passes Att-Comp-Int 39-22-2 25-14-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-385 71-606 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-3 1-4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 8-113 4-96 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-38.4 3-31.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 10-63 4-40 Possession Time 33:35 26:25 Third-Down Conversions 11 of 18 8 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 6-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 5-25
RUSHING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 25-102; Colby Ensz 5-28; Jonathan Curti 5-minus 25. Central-D. Groezinger 16-104; Blaine Hawkins 9-93; Jordon Woods 8-64; N. Fitzgerald 6-57; Pat Gray 2-24; Sam Markham 2-14; Kohle Helle 2-minus 1; Team 1-minus 2.
PASSING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 22-38-2-280; Jackson Hinze 0-1-0-0. Central-Blaine Hawkins 14-22-0-253; Kohle Helle 0-3-0-0.
RECEIVING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Arlie Myers 6-66; Bryce Darner 4-89; Shaka Taylor 4-38; Caleb Conway 3-29; Derrick Curtis 2-30; James Skerjanec 2-23; Bradley Pelkey 1-5. Central-Sam Markham 8-171; Kyle Gritsch 3-59; Kohle Helle 2-15; D. Groezinger 1-8.
INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska Wesleyan-None. Central-Tate O'Tool 1-0; Trevor Smith 1-0.
FUMBLES: Nebraska Wesleyan-Brant Barth 1-0. Central-N. Fitzgerald 1-1.
Nebraska Wesleyan (0-4,0-2) vs. Central (2-2,1-1) Date: Sep 23, 2017 • Site: Pella, Iowa • Stadium: Schipper Stadium Attendance: 4000
Kickoff time: 1 p.m. • End of2017 Game: Prairie 3:54p.m. Wolves Football • Total • Gelapsedame Seven time: • NWU 2:54 vs Dubuque • Oct. 14, 2017 Page 17 Officials: Referee: Larry Walderbac; Umpire: Chris Meinecke; Linesman: Art Ousley Jr.; Line judge: Jeffrey Trost; Back judge: Jack Jaspers; Field judge: Michael Hanna; Side judge: Kirk Johnson; Temperature: 89 • Wind: SW 5-10 • Weather: Hot, sunny Central def. Nebraska Wesleyan 52-27. 2017 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Loras vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Sep 30, 2017 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Loras 21 7 14 7 49 Nebraska Wesleyan 7 21 7 7 42
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 13:18 LOR - Ike Cloward 1 yd run (Mason Quigley kick), 1-1 0:03 07:15 NWU - Shaka Taylor 1 yd run (Jackson Hinze kick), 12-75 6:03 05:25 LOR - Mikey Castoro 24 yd pass from Bob Kelly (Mason Quigley kick), 5-74 1:43 04:12 LOR - Ike Cloward 5 yd run (Mason Quigley kick), 2-36 0:27 2nd 11:49 NWU - Bradley Pelkey 30 yd pass from Shaka Taylor (Dylan Hike rush failed), 1-30 0:16 08:47 NWU - Colby Ensz 5 yd run (Jackson Hinze kick), 5-27 2:10 05:38 LOR - Ike Cloward 2 yd run (Mason Quigley kick), 9-75 3:09 01:59 NWU - Shaka Taylor 22 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Bradley Pelkey pass from Jonathan Curti), 3-22 3rd 09:34 NWU - Bradley Pelkey 16 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 7-64 3:43 06:31 LOR - Cody Mighell 1 yd run (Mason Quigley kick), 10-70 2:58 04:05 LOR - Ike Cloward 8 yd run (Mason Quigley kick), 5-35 1:32 4th 12:44 LOR - Cody Mighell 35 yd run (Mason Quigley kick), 3-80 0:55 04:52 NWU - Derrick Curtis 27 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 8-87 2:03
LOR NWU FIRST DOWNS 20 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-115 38-139 PASSING YDS (NET) 329 288 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-20-1 39-22-2 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-444 77-427 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-24 3-32 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-90 3-72 Interception Returns-Yards 2-2 1-18 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-39.5 5-33.4 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-29 6-50 Possession Time 24:27 35:33 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 10 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 1-3
RUSHING: Loras-Ike Cloward 23-75; Cody Mighell 8-54; Mikey Castoro 1-1; Bob Kelly 4-minus 6; TEAM 2-minus 9. Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 29-135; Colby Ensz 1-5; Jackson Hinze 1-0; Jonathan Curti 6-0; Arlie Myers 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Loras-Bob Kelly 20-37-1-329. Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 21-38-2-258; Shaka Taylor 1-1-0-30.
RECEIVING: Loras-Mikey Castoro 5-85; Josh Schulte 5-57; Ike Cloward 4-34; Brad Boelkow 3-79; Sam Maloney 3-74. Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 5-46; Bradley Pelkey 4-74; Derrick Curtis 4-63; James Skerjanec 3-46; Jackson Hinze 2-17; Caleb Conway 1-14; Braly Keller 1-13; Arlie Myers 1-9; Bryce Darner 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Loras-Alex Wernimont 1-2; Logan Sheppard 1-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-Eli Bricker 1-18.
FUMBLES: Loras-Bob Kelly 1-1; Walter Ollie 1-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-Brant Barth 1-1.
Loras (3-2,2-1) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (0-5,0-3) Date: Sep 30, 2017 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 1171 2017 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Seven • NWU vs Dubuque • Oct. 14, 2017 Page 18 Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 4:06 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:06 Officials: Referee: Mike Vint; Umpire: Eric Kennedy; Linesman: Chris Hansen; Line judge: Myron Linn; Back judge: Matthew Edwards; Field judge: Dan Grawe; Side judge: Dirk Laschanzky; Temperature: 76 • Wind: 15mph SE • Weather: Partly Cloudy 2017 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2017 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan vs Luther College (Oct 07, 2017 at Decorah, Iowa)
Score by Quarters 1234OTO1 Total Nebraska Wesleyan 14 14 10 0 0 0 38 Luther College 7 14 0 17 3 3 41
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 07:29 NWU - Shaka Taylor 3 yd run (Jackson Hinze kick), 7-59 3:38 06:01 LUT - Brady Letney 64 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 3-75 1:28 00:06 NWU - Caleb Conway 9 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 11-80 5:39 2nd 11:34 LUT - Brady Letney 5 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 8-75 3:32 09:19 NWU - Shaka Taylor 6 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 6-75 2:15 02:36 LUT - Brady Letney 21 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 1-36 0:05 00:24 NWU - Derrick Curtis 13 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 1-13 0:05 3rd 07:16 NWU - Jackson Hinze 36 yd field goal, 7-39 2:09 00:05 NWU - Derrick Curtis 8 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jackson Hinze kick), 7-95 3:40 4th 14:20 LUT - Travis Vargas 16 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 2-32 0:40 10:03 LUT - Cory Wirth 38 yd field goal, 4-4 1:25 03:56 LUT - Y. Ouazzani 58 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 5-90 2:18 OT 15:00 LUT - Cory Wirth 25 yd field goal, 7-16 0:00
NWU LUT FIRST DOWNS 20 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-132 49-306 PASSING YDS (NET) 352 86 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-26-0 14-6-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 74-484 63-392 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-98 3-103 Interception Returns-Yards 1-47 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.0 4-43.2 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2 Penalties-Yards 12-154 1-5 Possession Time 34:07 25:53 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 15 7 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 6-6 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-5
RUSHING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 27-152; Jonathan Curti 6-7; Colby Ensz 1-1; TEAM 2-minus 28. Luther College-Brady Letney 14-118; Y. Ouazzani 8-69; Nick Slavens 10-43; Jordan Baker 3-22; A. Hollingshed 9-22; Travis Vargas 2-18; Sam Houlihan 2-15; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 26-37-0-352; Shaka Taylor 0-1-0-0. Luther College-Brady Letney 6-14-1-86.
RECEIVING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Bryce Darner 8-165; Shaka Taylor 6-51; Derrick Curtis 4-55; Caleb Conway 3-34; Jackson Hinze 2-24; James Skerjanec 1-15; Austin Orr 1-5; Braly Keller 1-3. Luther College-J. Montgomery 4-79; Nick Slavens 2-7.
INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska Wesleyan-Dakota Buss 1-47. Luther College-None.
FUMBLES: Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 1-1; Bryce Darner 1-0; TEAM 1-1. Luther College-Brady Letney 1-1; Y. Ouazzani 1-1.
Nebraska Wesleyan (0-6,0-4) vs. Luther College (4-1,3-0) Date: Oct 07, 2017 • Site: Decorah, Iowa • Stadium: Carlson Stadium Attendance: 1700 2017 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Seven • NWU vs Dubuque • Oct. 14, 2017 Page 19 Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 5:41 • Total elapsed time: 4:41 Officials: Referee: Joel Oswald; Umpire: Jon Vrieze; Linesman: S. Vanardsdale; Line judge: Loren Wood; Back judge: Casey Farley; Field judge: Deven Harberts; Temperature: 64 • Wind: 5-10 • Weather: Cloudy & Rain 2 hour lightening delay. Luther scored 20 unanswered points. Overtime victory.