Nebraska Wesleyan 2016 Football Game 8 • Oct. 29 • Simpson, 1:00 p.m. • Buxton Stadium • Indianola, Iowa
SCHEDULE | RESULTS McPHERSON W, 34-29 Saturday, Sept. 3 • 3 p.m Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.
ILLINOIS WESLEYAN L,13-17 Saturday, Sept. 10 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.
Nebraska Wesleyan Simpson WARTBURG L, 28-38 (2-5, 1-4 IIAC) (3-4, 2-3 IIAC) Saturday, Sept. 17 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.
KICKOFF/DATE:...... 1 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 RANKINGS:...... Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) COE L, 17-48 Saturday, Sept. 24 • 1 p.m...... Simpson (Not Ranked) Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. COACHES:...... NWU (Brian Keller; 21st Year, 110-100) ...... Simpson (Matt Jeter; 1st Year, 3-4) RADIO:...... KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM /kfornow.com @LUTHER W, 27-24 ...... (Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Oct. 1 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION:...... None Carlson Stadium • Decorah, Iowa SERIES HISTORY:...... 14th Meeting (NWU Leads 7-4-2) LIVE VIDEO:...... http://portal.stretchinternet.com/simpson @DUBUQUE L, 23-42 LIVE STATS:...... http://simpsonathletics.com Saturday, Oct. 8 • 1 p.m. TWITTER:...... @NWUSports , @NWUFootball Chalmers Field • Dubuque, Iowa
CENTRAL L, 17-43 Saturday, Oct. 15 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.
• The Nebraska Wesleyan football team comes off their bye week and returns to Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play with a trip to @SIMPSON Saturday, Oct. 29 • 1 p.m. Indianola, Iowa to face Simpson College. Buxton Stadium • Indianola, Iowa
• Simpson College earned their second conference win of the year last week and now sits at 3-4 overall, 2-3 in Iowa Conference play. @BUENA VISTA Saturday, Nov. 5 • 1 p.m. • NWU faces three teams in the bottom portion of the IIAC standings to Rollins Stadium • Storm Lake, Iowa end the season looking to finish the year with a .500 record by winning all three games. LORAS Saturday, Nov. 12 • 1 p.m. • The Prairie Wolves defense has allowed 39 points a game in Iowa Con- Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. ference play to rank 9th in the league. This week they face a Simpson offense that is averaging just 18.0 points a game in IIAC action to rank last in that category.
2016 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Eight • NWU vs Simpson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 1 2016 NWU Football Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location...... Lincoln, Neb. President...... Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment...... 1,500 Record: 2-5 (1-4 IIAC) National Affiliation...... NCAA Division III Conference...... Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC) Sept. 3 MCPHERSON...... W, 34-29 Nickname...... Prairie Wolves Sept. 10 ILLINOIS WESLEYAN...... L, 13-17 Colors...... Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity)...... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 17 WARTBURG*...... L, 28-38 Surface...... FieldTurf Sept. 24 COE*...... L, 17-48 Athletic Director...... Dr. Ira Zeff Oct. 1 at Luther*...... W, 27-24 - Football Information - Oct. 8 at #18/23 Dubuque*...... L, 23-42 Head Coach...... Brian Keller Oct. 15 CENTRAL*...... L, 17-43 Alma Mater...... Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 29 at Simpson*...... 1:00 pm Record at NWU...... 110-100 (.524) Nov. 5 at Buena Vista*...... 1:00 pm Career Record...... same Phone...... 402-465-2354 Nov. 12 LORAS*...... 1:00 pm Assistant Coaches...... * Iowa Conference game Kevin Crume...... Defensive Coordinator Caleb Armstrong...... Defensive Assistant Ray Corona...... Kickers/Punters Alex Czeranko...... Wide Receivers Jordan Delbaugh...... Special Teams/Slots Steve Fox...... Tight Ends Tyler Francis...... Quarterbacks Paul Harris...... Defensive Line Mike Johnson...... Defensive Line Rod Jones...... Offensive Line SIMPSON Chip Lange...... Running Backs Heath Staples...... Secondary Record: 3-4 (2-3 IIAC) Zach Stover...... Secondary Dan Thurin...... Linebackers Sept. 3 at Wisconsin-Stout...... L, 30-45 First Year of Football...... 1896 Sept. 10 at Illinois College...... W, 25-23 All-Time Record...... 500-437-42 Sept. 17 at Dubuque*...... L, 20-41 2015 Record...... 4-6 Overall Conference Titles...... 22 Sept. 24 at Buena Vista*...... W, 17-9 Overall IIAC Titles...... 0 Oct. 8 LUTHER*...... L, 17-24 Playoff Appearances...... 5 Oct. 15 at Wartburg*...... L, 6-20 Postseason Record...... 1-5 Last Postseason Appearance...... 2000 (NAIA) Oct. 22 LORAS*...... W, 30-0 Result:...... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 29 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN*...... 1:00 pm Nov. 5 at Central*...... 1:00 pm Media Contact Nov. 12 COE*...... 1:00 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University *Iowa Conference Game Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845
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The Coaches Wiedel Tops 100 Yards...In Receiving Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller is in his 21st season Senior running back Joel Wiedel went at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest over 100 yards in the most recent game coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an 110- against Central College. This time however, 100 (.523) record in his first 20 seasons. After being the he cracked the 100-yard mark in receiving dean of coaches in the GPAC, Keller begins his first year instead of on the ground. coaching in the IIAC. Wiedel (Fremont, Neb.) caught 10 Keller still holds the distinction of the longest tenured passes for 101 yards tying his career high head coach among all Iowa Conference programs. in pass receptions. He added 71 rushing Matt Jeter is in his first season as the head coach of his yards with a touchdown on the ground to continue to add to alma mater after being hired on April 1, 2016. He came back his all-purpose yardage total. to Simpson after spending the previous six years at NCAA He now ranks 4th in the IIAC in rushing at 96.0 yards per II Central Missouri. He was the special teams coordinator game and is 2nd in the conference in all-purpose yards piling and defensive backs coach for two years and the defensive up 186.1 yards a game. That total ranks him 7th in all of coordinator the past four seasons. He also spent eight years NCAA Division III. as an assistant at Drake University. Wiedel scored his 6th rushing touchdown of the year Jeter played cornerback at Simpson for two years from against Central and had 9 total touchdowns ranking 5th 1996-97, the most successful two year period in Simpson in the IIAC in scoring. For his career, Wiedel has 22 career football history. touchdowns.
The NWU-Simpson Series More Explosive Plays For Schneider Saturday will be the 14th meeting in football between Senior wide receiver Ryan Schneider Nebraska Wesleyan and Simpson College, but the first time continues to rack up big plays in the pass- the two teams have met since 1985. ing game for the Prairie Wolves. Two NWU leads the all-time series 7-4-2 in a series that was weeks ago versus Central, Schneider had first played in 1924. the biggest play of the year. The last time the two teams met up was in 1985 as NWU Schneider (Ceresco, Neb.) caught a defeated the Storm 28-21 in Indianola, Iowa. The Prairie 66-yard pass from QB Ben Green to set up Wolves also defeated Simpson 42-7 the previous year in a touchdown. It was the longest play from Lincoln. The home and home series in 1984-85 was the first scrimmage for the NWU offense this season. Last season, time they met since 1969. Schneider caught a 72-yard pass on the biggest play of the year. NWU In The Iowa Conference The Raymond Central HS product finished the game with This is week six for Nebraska Wesleyan football as new five catches for 118 yards and a TD, marking a career-high members of the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. receiving yards game for the senior wide out. He leads the The Prairie Wolves got their historic first IIAC win in foot- team in receiving yards with 22 catches for 445 yards and ball last week with a 27-24 win at Luther. three TDs, averaging 20.2 yards per catch. NWU has only faced four of the eight Iowa Conference schools in football in the history of the program. Two 100-Yard Receivers In Single Game Prior to Oct. 8, the most recent time NWU defeated a For the first time in 2016, the Prairie Wolves offense had current IIAC team in football was a 1989 win over Luther. two different players go over 100 yards receiving in a single Nebraska Wesleyan has played Simpson more than any game. Ryan Schneider had five catches for 118 yards, with other IIAC opponent. Joel Wiedel racking up 10 catches for 101 yards. NWU passed for a season-high 342 yards in the game Bye Week Comes At Right Time with Wiedel and Schneider accounting for the majority of the Last Saturday’s bye week came at the right time for the yards. Prairie Wolves football team. Not only does it give NWU It marks just the third time in Nebraska Wesleyan his- players an opportunity to get healed up from injuries, but it tory that two players cracked the 100-yard receiving mark also gave coaches an extra week of practice to prepare for in a single game. The most recent occurrence came on Oct. the final three games. 11, 2014 as NWU defeated Concordia on homecoming with Coach Keller has proved that the extra preparation pays Wiedel and Connor Zumpfe both getting 100 yards. off as Nebraska Wesleyan has gotten a victory following a The only other time in school history that a pair of NWU bye week 10 of the last 12 times coming off a bye week. players went over 100 receiving yards in the same game was They did lose last year to #19 Dakota Wesleyan after a by in 1983 when Shelton Sheppard (125) and Doug Hoins (118) week. both went over the century mark.
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Franzen Nearing IIAC Lead For Tackles 2016 D3football.com Nebraska Wesleyan senior linebacker Preston Franzen Week 8 Top 25 is climbing ever closer to become the conference leader in tackles. Franzen (Gothenburg, Neb.) has 79 total tackles with No. School (1st votes) Rec an average of 11.3 per game to rank 2nd among all play- 1. Mount Union (14) 7-0 ers in the Iowa Conference in tackles per game. 2. UW-Whitewater (2) 7-0 He racked up 12 total tackles two weeks ago in the loss to Central. That was the fifth time in 2016 that 3. Mary Hardin-Baylor (8) 7-0 Franzen has recorded double digit tackle totals through seven games. 4. St. Thomas (1) 7-0 Prior to this season, Franzen had not played one single down on the 5. UW-Oshkosh 6-1 defensive side of the football, playing only on special teams. 6. North Central 7-0 Career High In Tackles For Buss 7. Linfield 5-1 Junior safety Dakota Buss had a big day for the Prai- 8. St. John’s 7-1 rie Wolves two weeks ago facing one of the top offenses 9. Johns Hopkins 7-0 in the conference. Buss (Beatrice, Neb.) set a new career-high with 16 10. Hardin-Simmons 6-1 total tackles in the game against Central. He also re- 11. UW-Platteville 5-2 corded 1.5 tackles-for-loss and forced a fumble. 12. Wheaton, Ill. 7-1 He added a big play in special teams with a 16-yard punt return to setup a third quarter touchdown. That 13. Thomas More 7-1 was the longest punt return of the year for NWU. 14. Stevenson 7-0 15. Alfred 7-0 Captain Shoemaker Making Stops At Safety Nebraska Wesleyan had three different players record 16. St. Lawrence 7-0 double-digit tackle performances against Central College. 17. Coe 8-0 The third player to go over 10 tackles was safety Riley 18. East Texas Baptist 6-1 Shoemaker. Shoemaker (Grand Island, Neb.) had 10 tackles in the 19. Salisbury 6-1 game to mark the second straight game he had over 10 20. Wabash 6-1 stops in a single game. 21. John Carroll 6-1 He has 66 total tackles on the year to rank 10th in the Iowa Conference. The Grand Island Central Catholic H.S., product needs 22. Denison 7-0 just 16 more tackles to reach 200 for his career. 23. Wittenburg 6-1 24. St. John Fisher 6-1 Turnover Margin Deciding Games For NWU 25. Case Western Reserve 7-0 Most coaches would agree that the key statistic for every game is the turnover margin. That has held especially true for Nebraska Wesleyan in Others Receiving Votes: Monmouth (Ill.) 48; Wesley 20; 2016. Twice this year the Prairie Wolves have won the turnover battle, Berry 19; Western New England 13; Frostburg State 11; resulting in the two wins over McPherson and Luther. Franklin 10; Whitworth 8; UW-La Crosse 7; Huntingdon 7; Concordia-Moorhead 6; Maryville (Tenn.) 5; Dubuque 5; Over the last two games, NWU has a -7 turnover margin throwing Hendrix 4; Rowan 4; Hobart 3; Muhlenberg 2; Westmin- eight interceptions and forcing just one turnover on defense. ster (Pa.) 2; Olivet 1; Washington U. 1. The Prairie Wolves are -8 in turnover margin for the season ranking 8th in the IIAC and 211th out of 244 teams in NCAA III. Inside the NWU Offense Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) 476 242 (51%) 234 (469%) 25 20
Inside the Opponents’ Offense Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) 497 299 (60%) 198 (40%) 37 30
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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: 10/11/14 vs. Concordia (W, 37-34)
Coe (17)...... 6-0...... 8-0 NWU rallied from a 4th quarter deficit: 11/7/15, vs. Northwestern (trailed 38-36; won 44-38) Dubuque (RV)...... 5-1...... 7-1 NWU blew a 4th quarter lead: 9/10/16, vs. Illinois Wesleyan (led 13-10; lost 17-13)
Central...... 4-2...... 6-2 NWU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 9/10/16, vs. Illinois Wesleyan (2 penalties – 25 yards) Wartburg...... 3-2...... 4-3 NWU eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 9/26/09, vs. Dordt (317 yards) Simpson...... 2-3...... 3-4 NWU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 11/16/02, vs. Peru State (464 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 10/1/16, Joel Wiedel (135) vs. Luther Buena Vista...... 2-3...... 2-5 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 Luther...... 1-4...... 2-5
Nebraska Wesleyan...1-4...... 2-5 NWU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 10/15/16, vs. Central (342 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 250 yards passing: 9/24/16, Ben Green (257) vs. Coe A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 300 yards passing: 10/15/16, Ben Green (323) vs. Central Loras...... 0-5...... 0-7 A Prairie Wolf passed for 4 TDs: 11/8/14, Tyler Francis (5 TDs) vs. Midland
This Week’s Action NWU eclipsed 500 yards of total offense: 11/9/13, vs. Midland (509 yards) Saturday, Oct. 29 NWU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 10/30/94 vs. Midland Lutheran (603 yards) Buena Vista at Coe, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 10/15/16, Ben Green (359) vs. Central A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 9/14/96, Dusten Olds (411) vs. Austin Luther at Loras, 1 pm Nebraska Wesleyan at Simpson, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 10/15/16, Ryan Schneider (118) vs. Central Wartburg at Dubuque, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 10/4/14, Connor Zumpfe (209) vs. Doane A Prairie Wolf caught 2 TDs: 11/8/14, Joel Wiedel (2 TDs) vs. Midland Last Week’s Results A Prairie Wolf caught 3 TDs: 10/4/14, Connor Zumpfe (4 TDs) vs. Doane Simpson 30, Loras 6 Coe 45, Luther 6 NWU returned a punt for a TD: 9/10/11, Cody Eiler, 71 yards vs. Midland Central 51, Wartburg 37 NWU returned a kickoff for a TD: 10/29/11, Cody Eiler, 90 yards vs. Briar Cliff NWU returned an interception for a TD: 11/7/15, Riley Shoemaker, 92 yards vs. Northwestern Dubuque 45, Buena Vista 37 NWU returned a fumble for a TD: 11/1/14, Wes Boettcher, 54 yards, vs. Dak Wesleyan
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-SIM Offensive Comparison Scouting The Storm Simpson College is 3-4 on the season and 2-3 in Iowa Total Offense G Yds Yds/G Conference action with league wins over Buena Vista and Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 7 2408 344.0 Loras under first year coach Matt Jeter. Simpson (9) 7 2267 323.9 The Storm need just one more victory to equal their total Rushing Offense G Yds Yds/G from year ago and have already matched the win total from Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 7 933 133.3 2014 as they posted back-to-back losing seasons after coming Simpson (8) 7 930 132.9 off 2nd place finishes in 2012-13. Passing Offense G Yds Yds/G Last week, the Storm had an impressive 30-0 victory over Loras College Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 7 1475 210.7 posting their first shutout since 2012. The Simpson offense got back on track Simpson (8) 7 1337 191.0 after going seven straight quarters without a TD. Simpson ranks last in the Iowa Conference in total offense at 323.9 yards Scoring Offense G Pts Pts/G Nebraska Wesleyan (6) 7 159 22.7 per game and 8th in scoring offense putting up 20.7 points a contest. Simpson (8) 7 145 20.7 Quarterback Caleb Frye has passed for 1,121 yards in seven games. He has completed 88-170 passes at 51.8% with eight touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Rat. He is in his second year as the starting quarterback having completed 56 percent Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 133-234-9-12 112.2 Simpson (8) 105-215-10-11 106.2 of his passes in 2015 for 1,660 yards with 16 TDs and only 7 interceptions. Frye is a dual threat QB rushing for 200 yards with a touchdown on the year. Kickoff Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret Senior running back Jordan Beem is the top offensive threat for Simpson. Nebraska Wesleyan (3) 42 932 22.2 Beem has rushed for 567 yards with three touchdowns to rank 5th in the IIAC Simpson (7) 25 492 19.7 in rushing this season. Beem was a 1st-Team All-IIAC performer in 2015 rushing 3rd Down Conversion Con Att Pct for 1,254 yards and 13 touchdowns. This year he has also caught 14 passes Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 36 91 39.6 out of the backfield. Simpson (8) 34 104 32.7 The top receiver for Simpson in 2016 has been wide receiver Jackson Penalties G Yds Yds/G Redmond. Redmond has a team-high 29 catches for 430 yards with three Nebraska Wesleyan (2) 7 254 36.3 touchdowns. Simpson (9) 7 437 62.4 Simpson’s strength this year has been their defense as they rank 2nd in the IIAC in scoring defense and 3rd in total defense. The Storm are allowing 23.1 points per game and 405 total yards a contest. They are especially strong in NWU-SIM Defensive Comparison pass defense giving up just under 200 yards a game to rank 2nd. A player that the Prairie Wolves will prepare for is defensive end Isaac Frazier. Total Defense G Yds Yds/G Frazier was a 1st-Team All-Iowa Conference selection in 2015. He is having Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 7 3110 444.3 another big year in 2016, leading the IIAC with 9.0 quarterback sacks for a loss Simpson (3) 7 2835 405.0 of 72 yards. He has 38 total tackles on the year with 10.5 of them for a loss. Rushing Defense G Yds Yds/G The leading tackler for the Storm is freshman safety Brendan Holmes. Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 7 1455 207.9 Holmes has made a big impact in his first year with 77 total tackles to rank 3rd Simpson (7) 7 1436 205.1 in the Iowa Conference in total stops. Passing Defense G Yds Yds/G Last week, backup punter Nathan Hawkins stepped in an averaged 52.7 Nebraska Wesleyan (4) 7 1655 236.4 yards per punt on six attempts to earn IIAC and National Punter of the Week Simpson (2) 7 1399 199.7 recognition.
Scoring Defense G Pts Pts/G Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 7 241 34.0 NWU vs. Simpson Odds & Ends Simpson (2) 7 162 23.1 • In a matchup of two even teams, the game could come down to special teams and two of the best in the IIAC will be squaring off. NWU kicker Passing Def. Efficiency C-A-TD-I Rat. Nebraska Wesleyan (9) 125-198-15-3 155.3 Kramer Rath and Simpson kicker Drew Jensen are both 10-11 on field goal Simpson (4) 124-212-8-3 123.5 attempts this year.
Punt Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret • The off week did help Nebraska Wesleyan get healthier as four key play- Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 13 47 3.6 Simpson (4) 13 105 8.1 ers are expected to return. Senior slot receiver Mitch Pancost, junior LB/ TE Braxton Thais and freshman RB/Kick returner Jack Cobb is also back. Punting No Yds Avg. Linebacker Russel Beard began practicing for the first time since week one Nebraska Wesleyan (3) 27 1024 37.3 and is suiting up on Saturday. Simpson (2) 42 1595 37.3 • Kramer Rath will move into 2nd all-time in career field goals with his next (IIAC Ranking) made attempt. He currently has 26 career made field goals.
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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN OFFENSE SIMPSON DEFENSE WR 88 Ryan Schneider (6-3, 200, Sr.) DE 99 Isaac Frazier (6-4, 210, Sr.) 4 Sammy Zitek (6-0, 170, Sr.) 90 Ryan Policheri (6-2, 225, Jr.) LT 64 Trevor McKeown (6-4, 225, So.) DT 44 Jake Stearns (6-0, 230, Sr.) 66 Andrew Kammerzell (6-2, 220, Fr.) 96 Jon Burgardt (6-0, 235, Sr.) LG 50 Jeb Nordby (5-11, 270, Sr.) DT 92 Nic Tusha (6-1, 250, Jr.) 63 Zach Chambers (6-1, 245, Fr.) 79 Ryan Morgan (6-2, 265, So.) C 74 Joey Mueller (6-0, 280, So.) DE 91 Trey Chumbley (6-2, 200, Fr.) 75 David Graham (5-11, 280, Fr.) 94 Cody Carlson (6-4, 220, Sr.) RG 75 David Graham (5-11, 280, Fr.) OLB 10 Ryan Sarver (6-0, 180, So.) 63 Zach Chambers (6-1, 245, Fr.) 27 Michael Story (5-9, 190, Jr.) RT 58 Garret McCarthy (6-1, 265, Sr.) MLB 54 Austin Gilbert (5-11, 210, So.) 66 Andrew Kammerzell (6-2, 220, Fr.) 33 Galen Gist (5-10, 205, Jr.) TE 81 Caleb Conway (6-4, 225, So.) OLB 40 Cole Cook (5-10, 200, Sr.) 12 Braxton Thais (6-1, 225, Jr.) 58 Robert Peters (5-10, 195, So.) WR 80 Bryce Darner (6-4, 200, Jr.) CB 2 Patrick Steffen (5-11, 170, Sr.) 86 Bradley Pelkey (6-1, 175, So.) 13 Prince Krah (5-10, 170, So.) FB 21 Austin Ruskamp (5-10, 210, Sr.) SS 28 Ryan Lehr (6-1, 190, Fr.) 43 Landon Thieman (5-7, 215, Jr.) 1 Adrean Johnson-Wigley (5-10, 190, Sr.) RB 8 Joel Wiedel (5-8, 190, Sr.) FS 4 Brenden Holmes (5-11, 190, Fr.) 29 Jack Cobb (5-11, 200, Fr.) 22 Justin Shepherd (6-0, 190, Sr.) QB 6 Ben Green (6-6, 240, Sr.) CB 21 Brandt Seward (5-10, 165, Jr.) 10 Jake Kittle (6-0, 205, So.) 29 Travis Tupper (5-7, 170, Jr.)
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN DEFENSE SIMPSON OFFENSE DE 55 Tyler Sorensen (6-2, 265, Jr.) WR 5 Ricky Reeve (5-10, 175, So.) 54 Evan Reeves (6-2, 215, Jr.) 17 Matt Burrell (6-3, 200, Sr.) DT 96 Andrew Stolpe (5-11, 270, So.) LT 58 Dustin Ihns (6-3, 295, Sr.) 93 Grant McGill (6-1, 240, So.) 75 Thomas Corbin (6-2, 280, Jr.) DT 90 Austin Shook (6-1, 270, Jr.) LG 70 Carter Henken (6-0, 290, So.) 97 Jace Hemenway (5-11, 275, Sr.) 78 Mason Burkhart (6-2, 250, So.) DE 70 Grant Bednar (6-0, 220, So.) C 66 Mathew Wingerson (6-1, 270, So.) 99 Blake Strecker (6-0, 210, Sr.) 61 Zachary Griswold (6-0, 230, So.) LB 20 Preston Franzen (6-0, 210, Sr.) RG 63 Tanner Venteicher (5-11, 255, Jr.) 9 Joe Dinan (6-0, 205, Sr.) 67 Jordan Batta (6-5, 275, So.) LB 47 Eli Bricker (5-10, 225, Jr.) RT 76 Blake Beard (6-2, 295, Sr.) 48 Brenden Heckenlively (5-11, 220, So.) 72 Matt Scudder (6-1, 255, Jr.) LB 52 Jacob VanLiew (6-0, 205, Jr.) TE 9 Nate Russell (6-4, 235, Sr.) 45 Travis Newgard (6-2, 230, Jr.) 44 Tanner Canova (6-3, 240, Jr.) CB 3 Andy Chleborad (5-10, 190, Sr.) WR 15 Braden Meints (6-1, 235, Jr.) 38 Jadyn Dightman (5-11, 165 Fr.) 19 Matt Etherton (5-11, 180, So.) S 7 Dakota Buss (6-0, 195, Jr.) WR 11 Jackson Redmond (6-3, 180, Jr.) 25 Alex Kruse (6-1, 200, So.) 87 Devin Norman (6-0, 190, Sr.) S 33 Riley Shoemaker (6-1, 215, Sr.) RB 24 Jordan Beem (5-9, 180, Sr.) 31 Tanner Boggs (5-10, 185, Jr.) 25 Cam Bunting (5-10, 205, So.) CB 24 Garrett Farr (5-11, 170, Sr.) QB 2 Caleb Frye (6-0, 185, Jr.) 5 Heath Hovendick (5-11, 170, So.) 6 Sam Sasso (6-0, 185, Jr.)
SPECIALTY SPECIALTY PK 1 Kramer Rath (6-2, 190, Sr.) K 18 Drew Jensen (6-0, 170, Jr.) P 30 Andrew Gelb (5-11, 195, Sr.) P 85 Nathan Hawkins (6-3, 205, Jr.) LS 81 Caleb Conway (6-4, 225, So.) LS 30 Quinn Slaven (5-9, 170, Fr.) H 30 Andrew Gelb (5-11, 195, Sr.) KR 14 Jake West (5-10, 195, So.) KR 29 Jack Cobb (5-11, 200, Fr.) 13 Prince Krah (5-10, 170, So.) 8 Joel Wiedel (5-8, 190, Sr.) PR 19 Matt Etherton (5-11, 180, So.) PR 2 Arlie Myers (5-7, 155, Jr.) 16 Austin Hronich (6-0, 175, So.) 7 Dakota Buss (6-0, 195, Jr.)
2016 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Eight • NWU vs Simpson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 7 2016 NWU Football Nebraska Wesleyan Football Rosters As of Sept. 28, 2016 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2016 Alphabetical Roster 1 Kramer Rath K 6-2 190 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS) No. Name...... Position 1 Conner Adams DB 6-0 150 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) 92 Austin Ackerman...... DL 2 Arlie Myers Slot 5-7 155 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Brownell-Talbot HS) 1 Conner Adams...... DB 3 Andy Chleborad DB 5-10 190 Sr. Ralston, Neb. (Ralston HS) 72 Ben Allen...... OL 4 Sammy Zitek WR 6-1 190 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East HS) 16 Ethan Andersen...... QB 4 Tate Schmaderer DB 5-11 175 Fr. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 19 Jakob Andreasen...... LB 5 Heath Hovendick DB 5-11 170 So. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 44 Russel Beard...... LB 5 James Skerjanec WR 5-11 175 So. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 70 Grant Bednar...... DL 6 Ben Green QB 6-6 240 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South HS) 56 Ethan Bihlmaier...... LB 6 Curran Chapman LB 5-9 215 Fr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis Palmer HS) 31 Tanner Boggs...... DB 7 Dakota Buss DB 6-0 195 Jr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 11 Nic Braaten...... QB 7 Jonathan Curti QB 5-9 165 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer HS) 60 Jake Brandt...... DL 8 Joel Wiedel RB 5-8 195 Sr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan HS) 47 Eli Bricker...... LB 8 Zach Ziesler DB 5-11 160 Jr. Waterbury, Neb. (Bishop Heelan HS0 91 Jake Brod...... DL 9 Joe Dinan LB 6-0 205 Sr. Doniphan, Neb. (Doniphan-Trumbull HS) 76 Jake Busmente...... DL 9 Nolan Schafer QB 6-0 185 Fr. Humboldt, Neb. (HTRS HS) 7 Dakota Buss...... DB 10 Jake Kittle QB 6-0 205 So. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 63 Zach Chambers...... OL 10 Micah Dexter DB 5-9 165 Fr. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 6 Curran Chapman...... LB 11 Nic Braaten QB 6-1 225 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mesa Ridge HS) 3 Andy Chleborad...... DB 12 Braxton Thais RB 6-1 225 Jr. Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge HS) 29 Jack Cobb...... RB 14 Jackson Hinze K/P/Slot 5-9 195 So. Scottsbluff, Neb. (Scottsbluff HS) 37 Mike Collicott...... LB 14 Nicholas Cortes DB 5-11 165 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Faith Christian HS) 40 Braxton Coleman...... LB 15 Mamer Mamer DB 5-9 155 Jr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East HS) 81 Caleb Conway...... TE 16 Ethan Andersen QB 6-0 175 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 14 Nicholas Cortes...... DB 17 Braly Keller Slot 5-11 190 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 7 Jonathan Curti...... QB 18 Crew Keller Slot 5-10 180 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 83 Derrick Curtis...... WR 18 Troy Sudduth DB 5-10 130 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Coronado HS) 80 Bryce Darner...... WR 19 Jakob Andreasen LB 5-11 210 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 78 Scottie Davis...... DL 19 Derrick Vander Linden WR 5-11 185 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South HS) 23 Trey Dawson...... WR 20 Preston Franzen LB 6-0 210 Sr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg HS) 59 Mason Dedick...... LB 20 Christian Jacobo Slot 5-7 165 Fr. Lexington, Neb. (Lexington HS) 24 Braxtyn DeGolyer...... K/P 21 Austin Ruskamp RB 5-10 210 Sr. Firth, Neb. (Freeman HS) 10 Micah Dexter...... DB 21 Caden Fritson DB 5-10 180 Fr. Holdrege, Neb. (Holdrege HS) 38 Jadyn Dightman...... DB 22 Mitch Pancost Slot 5-8 180 Sr. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance HS) 9 Joe Dinan...... LB 22 Casey Taylor LB 6-0 190 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 47 Zach Ditson...... RB 23 Tristan Johnson DB 5-11 160 Jr. Maywood, Neb. (Hayes Center HS) 30 Keanan Eisenbart...... WR 23 Trey Dawson WR 5-9 170 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS) 24 Garrett Farr...... DB 24 Garrett Farr DB 5-11 170 Sr. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 20 Preston Franzen...... LB 24 Braxtyn DeGolyer K/P 6-1 160 Fr. Dunbar, Neb. (Syracuse HS) 21 Caden Fritson...... DB 25 Alex Kruse DB 6-1 200 So. Valparaiso, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 30 Andrew Gelb...... P 26 Justin Lawrence RB 5-10 185 Fr. Eagle, Neb. (Waverly HS) 32 Clay Goodwin...... DB 27 Dylan Hike QB 6-2 180 So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS) 75 David Graham...... OL 27 Matt Survil TE 6-2 205 Jr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) 85 Adam Granville...... DB 28 Jaret Polivka RB 6-0 210 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Parkview Christian HS) 6 Ben Green...... QB 28 Dane Myers DB 5-8 160 Fr. Frederick, Colo. (Mead HS) 50 Josh Harris...... DB 29 Jack Cobb RB 5-11 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East HS) 67 Travis Hartwig...... OL 30 Andrew Gelb P 5-11 195 Sr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East HS) 45 Jacob Harvey...... RB 30 Keanan Eisenbart WR 5-10 165 Fr. Granby, Colo. (Middle Park HS) 48 Brenden Heckenlively...... LB 31 Tanner Boggs DB 5-10 185 Jr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan HS) 97 Jace Hemenway...... DL 32 Clay Goodwin DB 5-11 190 So. Kilgore, Neb. (Cody-Kilgore HS) 27 Dylan Hike...... QB 33 Riley Shoemaker DB 6-1 215 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (GI Central Catholic HS) 14 Jackson Hinze...... K/P/Slot 34 Shaka Taylor RB 5-10 205 Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran High NE HS) 95 Trevor Holen...... DL 35 Dylan MacKichan DB 6-0 190 So. Adams, Neb. (Freeman HS) 5 Heath Hovendick...... DB 36 Angeleau Scott WR 5-10 170 Fr. Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS) 20 Christian Jacobo...... Slot 37 Mike Collicott LB 6-0 185 Fr. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings HS) 23 Tristan Johnson...... DB 37 Chris Ramos RB 5-7 180 So. Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 66 Andrew Kammerzell...... OL 38 Sawyer Kean RB 5-10 190 So. Salem, Neb. (Falls City Sacred Heart HS) 40 Matthew Kean...... RB 38 Jadyn Dightman DB 5-11 165 Fr. Hebron, Neb. (Thayer Central HS) 38 Sawyer Kean...... RB 39 Austin Taylor RB 5-10 190 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) 17 Braly Keller...... Slot 39 Cody Robinson DB 5-10 185 So. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance HS) 18 Crew Keller...... Slot 40 Braxton Coleman LB 5-9 195 Fr. Valentine, Neb. (Valentine HS) 40 Matthew Kean RB 5-10 210 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS)
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2016 Alphabetical Roster 42 Matthew Starkey DB 5-6 180 Fr. Littleton, Colo. (Columbine HS) No. Name...... Position 43 Landon Thieman RB 5-7 215 Jr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk HS) 10 Jake Kittle...... QB 44 Russel Beard LB 6-1 235 Jr. Ashland, Neb. (Chadron State College) 25 Alex Kruse...... DB 45 Travis Newgard LB 6-2 230 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Concordia University) 61 Kyle Kuncl...... OL 45 Jacob Harvey RB 5-6 200 Fr. Holdrege, Neb. (Holdrege HS) 56 Jacob LaMarche...... OL 46 Paul Muragizi K/P 5-10 150 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS) 26 Justin Lawrence...... RB 47 Eli Bricker LB 5-10 225 Jr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 73 Jared Luth...... OL 47 Zach Ditson RB 5-7 220 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS) 35 Dylan MacKichan...... DB 48 Brenden Heckenlively LB 5-11 220 So. Falls City, Neb. (Falls City HS) 15 Mamer Mamer...... DB 49 Austin Orr TE 6-3 225 So. Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista HS) 58 Garret McCarthy...... OL 50 Jeb Nordby OL 5-11 270 Sr. Stanton, Neb. (Stanton HS) 93 Grant McGill...... DL 50 Josh Harris DB 5-8 170 Fr. Crawford, Neb. (Crawford HS) 46 Trevor McKeown...... TE 51 Nolan Sorrell OL 5-11 215 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS) 82 Michael Merical...... WR 52 Jacob VanLiew LB 6-0 205 Jr. Brighton, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 87 Bryan Moore...... WR 53 Tyler Musgrave LS 5-10 225 So. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings HS) 74 Joey Mueller...... OL 54 Evan Reeves DL 6-2 215 Jr. Hastings, Neb. (Peru State College) 46 Paul Muragizi...... K/P 55 Tyler Sorensen DL 6-2 265 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 53 Tyler Musgrave...... LS 56 Jacob LaMarche OL 6-1 260 So. Ralston, Neb. (Ralston HS) 2 Arlie Myers...... Slot 56 Ethan Bihlmaier LB 6-0 190 Fr. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg HS) 28 Dane Myers...... DB 58 Garret McCarthy OL 6-1 265 Sr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic HS) 45 Travis Newgard...... LB 59 Mason Dedick LB 6-0 200 Fr. Malcolm, Neb. (Malcolm HS) 50 Jeb Nordby...... OL 60 Jake Brandt DL 5-10 205 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) 49 Austin Orr...... TE 61 Kyle Kuncl OL 6-3 260 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Gross Catholic HS) 22 Mitch Pancost...... Slot 62 Jordan Pollack OL 6-0 305 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS) 86 Bradley Pelkey...... WR 63 Zach Chambers OL 6-1 245 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 28 Jaret Polivka...... RB 64/46 Trevor McKeown OL/TE 6-4 225 So. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk HS) 62 Jordan Pollack...... OL 65 Clayton Welch DL 5-11 220 Jr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 37 Chris Ramos...... RB 66 Andrew Kammerzell OL 6-2 220 Fr. Milliken, Colo. (Roosevelt HS) 1 Kramer Rath...... K 67 Travis Hartwig OL 6-2 260 So. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings HS) 54 Evan Reeves...... DL 70 Grant Bednar DL 6-0 220 So. Grand Island, Neb. (Morningside College) 39 Cody Robinson...... DB 72 Ben Allen OL 6-0 230 Fr. Ainsworth, Neb. (Ainsworth HS) 79 Wyatt Rowe...... OL 73 Jared Luth OL 5-11 260 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas (Saginaw HS) 21 Austin Ruskamp...... RB 74 Joey Mueller OL 6-0 280 So. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South HS) 9 Nolan Schafer...... QB 75 David Graham OL 5-11 280 Fr. Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS) 4 Tate Schmaderer...... DB 76 Jake Busmente DL 5-11 225 Fr. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 88 Ryan Schneider...... WR 77 Ryan Spencer DL 5-10 305 Jr. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island HS) 36 Angeleau Scott...... WR 78 Scottie Davis DL 6-3 220 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo. (Castleview HS) 33 Riley Shoemaker...... DB 79 Wyatt Rowe OL 6-1 205 Fr. Bingham, Neb. (Hyannis HS) 90 Austin Shook...... DL 80 Bryce Darner WR 6-4 200 Jr. Gretna, Neb. (Millard West HS) 5 James Skerjanec...... WR 81 Caleb Conway TE 6-4 225 So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS) 98 Tripp Skutt...... DL 82 Michael Merical WR 5-9 170 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Westside HS) 94 Ben Smith...... DL 83 Derrick Curtis WR 6-1 210 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Morningside College) 55 Tyler Sorensen...... DL 84 Dylan Steinkruger WR 5-11 185 So. Juniata, Neb. (Adams Central HS) 51 Nolan Sorrell...... OL 85 Adam Granville DB 6-2 210 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Platteview HS) 77 Ryan Spencer...... DL 86 Bradley Pelkey WR 6-1 175 So. Ft. Collins, Colo. (Ft. Collins HS) 42 Matthew Starkey...... DB 87 Bryan Moore WR 5-10 180 So. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Concordia HS) 84 Dylan Steinkruger...... WR 88 Ryan Schneider WR 6-3 200 Sr. Ceresco, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 96 Andrew Stolpe...... DL 89 Skyler Werger WR 6-2 195 So. Elwood, Neb. (Elwood HS) 99 Blake Strecker...... DL 90 Austin Shook DL 6-1 270 Jr. Milford, Neb. (Milford HS) 18 Troy Sudduth...... DB 91 Jake Brod DL 6-1 195 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 27 Matt Survil...... TE 92 Austin Ackerman DL 6-2 240 Sr. Bertrand, Neb. (Bertrand HS) 39 Austin Taylor...... RB 93 Grant McGill DL 6-1 240 So. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly HS) 22 Casey Taylor...... LB 94 Ben Smith DL 6-2 250 So. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview HS) 34 Shaka Taylor...... RB 95 Trevor Holen DL 6-7 250 Jr. Grand Island, Neb. (Briar Cliff University) 12 Braxton Thais...... RB 96 Andrew Stolpe DL 5-11 270 So. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 43 Landon Thieman...... RB 97 Jace Hemenway DL 5-11 275 Sr. Clearwater, Neb. (Clearwater/Orchard HS) 19 Derrick Vander Linden...... WR 98 Tripp Skutt DL 6-2 255 Jr. Omaha, Neb. (Brownell-Talbot HS) 52 Jacob VanLiew...... LB 99 Blake Strecker DL 6-0 210 Sr. Humphrey, Neb. (Humphrey HS) 65 Clayton Welch...... DL Head Coach: Brian Keller (20th Year) 89 Skyler Werger...... WR Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Crume 8 Joel Wiedel...... RB Assistants: Caleb Armstrong (defensive line), Ray Corona (kickers/punters), Alex Czeranko 8 Zach Ziesler...... DB (wide receivers), Jordan Delbaugh (special teams coordinator/slots), Steve Fox (tight ends), 4 Sammy Zitek...... WR Tyler Francis (quarterbacks), Mike Johnson (defensive line), Rod Jones (offensive line), Chip Lange (running backs), Heath Staples (secondary), Dan Thurin (linebackers).
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2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Team Statistics (Current 2016 Stats) All games
Team Statistics NWU OPP SCORING 159 241 Points Per Game 22.7 34.4 Points Off Turnovers 26 66 FIRST DOWNS 139 154 R u s h in g 46 80 P a s s in g 82 69 P e n a lt y 11 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 933 1455 Yards gained rushing 1020 1575 Yards lost rushing 87 120 Rushing Attempts 242 299 Average Per Rush 3.9 4.9 Average Per Game 133.3 207.9 TDs Rushing 9 17 PASSING YARDAGE 1475 1655 C o m p - A t t - I n t 133-234-12 125-198-3 Average Per Pass 6.3 8.4 Average Per Catch 11.1 13.2 Average Per Game 210.7 236.4 TDs Passing 9 15 TOTAL OFFENSE 2408 3110 Total Plays 476 497 Average Per Play 5.1 6.3 Average Per Game 344.0 444.3 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 42-932 22-541 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 13-47 6-18 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-21 12-56 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.2 24.6 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.6 3.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 7.0 4.7 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 9-6 PENALTIES-Yards 31-254 38-320 Average Per Game 36.3 45.7 PUNTS-Yards 27-1024 25-948 Average Per Punt 37.9 37.9 Net punt average 37.3 35.2 KICKOFFS-Yards 34-2065 46-2711 Average Per Kick 60.7 58.9 Net kick average 36.7 37.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 9 : 4 9 3 0 : 1 1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 36/91 45/96 3rd-Down Pct 40% 47% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4/12 9/13 4th-Down Pct 33% 69% SACKS BY-Yards 6-34 6-30 MISC YARDS 94 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 18 32 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 10-11 7-10 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (24-28) 86% (31-38) 82% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (14-28) 50% (24-38) 63% PAT-ATTEMPTS (15-15) 100% (26-29) 90% ATTENDANCE 4234 2619 Games/Avg Per Game 5/847 2/1310 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Nebraska Wesleyan 48 35 55 21 0 159 Opponents 40 73 64 64 0 241 2016 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Eight • NWU vs Simpson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 10 2016 NWU Football
2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Individual Statistics (Current 2016 Stats) All games
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Joel Wiedel 7 157 688 16 672 4.3 6 55 96.0 Dakota Buss 6 34 5.7 0 16 Ben Green 7 49 223 38 185 3.8 2 17 26.4 Arlie Myers 6 5 0.8 0 9 Jack Cobb 3 7 55 0 55 7.9 0 37 18.3 Joel Wiedel 1 8 8.0 0 6 Sawyer Kean 7 15 35 1 34 2.3 1 8 4.9 Total 13 47 3.6 0 16 Jonathon Curti 1 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 Opponents 6 18 3.0 0 17 Jake Kittle 5 3 11 6 5 1.7 0 8 1.0 Austin Ruskamp 7 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Braxton Thais 4 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.5 Andy Chleborad 2 21 10.5 0 21 Andrew Gelb 7 0 -8 0 -8 0.0 0 0 -1.1 Riley Shoemaker 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 7 8 0 26 -26 -3.2 0 0 -3.7 Total 3 21 7.0 0 21 Total 7 242 1020 87 933 3.9 9 55 133.3 Opponents 12 56 4.7 0 20 Opponents 7 299 1575 120 1455 4.9 17 70 207.9 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Joel Wiedel 15 368 24.5 0 52 Ben Green 7 116.85 128-222-10 57.7 1449 9 66 207.0 Arlie Myers 9 168 18.7 0 36 Jonathon Curti 1 22.80 4-7-2 57.1 19 0 8 19.0 Jack Cobb 7 182 26.0 0 43 Jake Kittle 5 39.70 1-4-0 25.0 7 0 7 1.4 Jake Kittle 6 93 15.5 0 26 Bryce Darner 7 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Mitch Pancost 5 121 24.2 0 31 Total 7 112.22 133-234-12 56.8 1475 9 66 210.7 Total 42 932 22.2 0 52 Opponents 7 155.31 125-198-3 63.1 1655 15 82 236.4 Opponents 22 541 24.6 0 50
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Joel Wiedel 7 25 255 10.2 3 26 36.4 Preston Franzen 1 7 7.0 0 7 Ryan Schneider 7 22 445 20.2 3 66 63.6 Total 1 7 7.0 0 7 Crew Keller 7 17 97 5.7 0 15 13.9 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Sammy Zitek 7 14 129 9.2 1 13 18.4 Caleb Conway 7 13 115 8.8 1 14 16.4 Bryce Darner 7 12 159 13.2 1 43 22.7 Arlie Myers 7 7 58 8.3 0 15 8.3 Mitch Pancost 5 6 69 11.5 0 21 13.8 Sawyer Kean 7 4 23 5.8 0 8 3.3 Bradley Pelkey 6 3 46 15.3 0 20 7.7 Jackson Hinze 5 3 27 9.0 0 16 5.4 Trevor McKeown 7 3 25 8.3 0 10 3.6 Braxton Thais 4 2 18 9.0 0 12 4.5 Austin Ruskamp 7 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.9 Jack Cobb 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 Total 7 133 1475 11.1 9 66 210.7 Opponents 7 125 1655 13.2 15 82 236.4
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2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Individual Statistics (Current 2016 Stats) All games
PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Joel Wiedel 9 ------54 Ben Green 7 271 185 1449 1634 233.4 Kramer Rath - 10-11 15-15 - - - - - 45 Joel Wiedel 7 157 672 0 672 96.0 Ryan Schneider 3 - - - 1 - - - 20 Jack Cobb 3 7 55 0 55 18.3 Ben Green 2 - - - - 2-2 - - 12 Sawyer Kean 7 15 34 0 34 4.9 Caleb Conway 1 - - - 1 - - - 8 Jonathon Curti 1 8 12 19 31 31.0 Bryce Darner 1 ------6 Jake Kittle 5 7 5 7 12 2.4 Sammy Zitek 1 - - - - 0-1 - - 6 Austin Ruskamp 7 1 2 0 2 0.3 Sawyer Kean 1 ------6 Braxton Thais 4 1 2 0 2 0.5 Preston Franzen ------1 - 2 Andrew Gelb 7 0 -8 0 -8 -1.1 Total 18 10-11 15-15 - 2 2-3 1 - 159 TEAM 7 8 -26 0 -26 -3.7 Opponents 32 7-10 26-29 1-3 - - - - 241 Total 7 476 933 1475 2408 344.0 Opponents 7 497 1455 1655 3110 444.3
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 Kramer Rath 10-11 90.9 0-0 4-4 6-7 0-0 0-0 35 0 Andrew Gelb 27 1024 37.9 57 0 11 7 2 0 Total 27 1024 37.9 57 0 11 7 2 0 FG Sequence Nebraska Wesleyan Opponents Opponents 25 948 37.9 54 1 4 8 1 0 McPherson (33),(20) (34) Illinois Wesleyan (24),(33) (21),27 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Wartburg (25),(32) 20,(21) Kramer Rath 34 2065 60.7 11 0 Coe 31,(35) (33),(33) Total 34 2065 60.7 11 0 24.6 36.7 28 Luther (35),(23) (40),41 Opponents 46 2711 58.9 2 2 22.2 37.6 27 Dubuque - - Central (34) 2016(23) Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Individual Statistics (Current 2016 Stats) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. All games
All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Joel Wiedel 7 672 255 8 368 0 1303 186.1 Ryan Schneider 7 0 445 0 0 0 445 63.6 Jack Cobb 3 55 3 0 182 0 240 80.0 Arlie Myers 7 0 58 5 168 0 231 33.0 Mitch Pancost 5 0 69 0 121 0 190 38.0 Ben Green 7 185 0 0 0 0 185 26.4 Bryce Darner 7 0 159 0 0 0 159 22.7 Sammy Zitek 7 0 129 0 0 0 129 18.4 Caleb Conway 7 0 115 0 0 0 115 16.4 Jake Kittle 5 5 0 0 93 0 98 19.6 Crew Keller 7 0 97 0 0 0 97 13.9 Sawyer Kean 7 34 23 0 0 0 57 8.1 Bradley Pelkey 6 0 46 0 0 0 46 7.7 Dakota Buss 7 0 0 34 0 0 34 4.9 Jackson Hinze 5 0 27 0 0 0 27 5.4 Trevor McKeow 7 0 25 0 0 0 25 3.6 Andy Chleborad 7 0 0 0 0 21 21 3.0 Braxton Thais 4 2 18 0 0 0 20 5.0 Jonathon Curti 1 12 0 0 0 0 12 12.0 Austin Ruskamp 72016 2 P 6rairie W 0olves F 0ootball0 • Game 8 Eig 1.1ht • NWU vs Simpson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 12 Andrew Gelb 7 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -1.1 TEAM 7 -26 0 0 0 0 -26 -3.7 Total 7 933 1475 47 932 21 3408 486.9 Opponents 7 1455 1655 18 541 56 3725 532.1 2016 NWU Football
2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 26, 2016) 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 20 Preston Franzen 7 40 39 79 5.5-6 . . . . 1-7 . 1 . 33 Riley Shoemaker 7 39 27 66 4.0-11 . 1-0 4 . 2-0 . . . 7 Dakota Buss 7 30 24 54 2.0-3 . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 3 Andy Chleborad 7 22 11 33 0.5-0 . 2-21 3 . . . . . 47 Eli Bricker 7 13 16 29 2.5-7 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . 55 Tyler Sorensen 7 17 11 28 5.0-27 3.0-21 . . 5 . 1 1 . 24 Garrett Farr 7 14 14 28 1.0-2 . . 4 . 1-0 1 . . 45 Travis Newgard 7 9 16 25 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 52 Jacob VanLiew 5 14 10 24 . . . 1 . . . . . 70 Grant Bednar 7 9 13 22 2.0-5 0.5-2 . . 2 . . . . 96 Andrew Stolpe 7 4 17 21 1.0-3 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . 90 Austin Shook 7 9 10 19 2.5-12 1.0-7 . . 1 . . . . 9 Joe Dinan 6 7 9 16 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 31 Tanner Boggs 5 7 5 12 ...... 95 Trevor Holen 3 7 3 10 ...... 5 Heath Hovendick 3 6 2 8 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 21 Austin Ruskamp 7 5 2 7 ...... 97 Jace Hemenway 6 2 4 6 . . . . 1 . . . . 54 Evan Reeves 4 3 1 4 0.5-0 ...... 25 Alex Kruse 5 1 3 4 ...... 43 Landon Thieman 7 1 2 3 ...... 22 Mitch Pancost 5 3 . 3 ...... 12 Braxton Thais 4 1 1 2 ...... 6 Ben Green 7 2 . 2 ...... 99 Blake Strecker 5 2 . 2 ...... 93 Grant McGill 5 1 1 2 ...... 48 B. Heckenlively 4 1 . 1 ...... 4 Sammy Zitek 7 1 . 1 ...... 19 D Vander Linden 1 1 . 1 ...... 92 Austin Ackerman 2 . 1 1 ...... 86 Bradley Pelkey 6 1 . 1 ...... 59 Mason Dedick 2 . 1 1 ...... 15 Mamer Mamer 2 1 . 1 ...... 44 Russel Beard 1 . 1 1 ...... 2A Nicholas Cortes 3 . 1 1 ...... 1 Kramer Rath 7 . 1 1 ...... 14 Jackson Hinze 5 1 . 1 ...... 3J Jadyn Dightman 2 1 . 1 ...... Total 7 275 246 521 28-78 6-34 3-21 15 11 6-7 3 2 . Opponents 7 297 184 481 23-92 6-30 12-56 25 9 5-0 2 . .
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Box Score (Final) 2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football McPherson vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Sep 03, 2016 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total McPherson 7 10 0 12 29 Nebraska Wesleyan 10 7 14 3 34
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 11:17 MC - Tyrone Campbell 5 yd pass from Ed Crouch (Calef Contreras kick), 9-75 3:43 07:57 NWU - Joel Wiedel 4 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 1-4 0:27 02:32 NWU - Kramer Rath 33 yd field goal, 9-42 4:34 2nd 14:13 MC - Calef Contreras 34 yd field goal, 6-29 1:49 06:42 NWU - Sawyer Kean 1 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 8-54 4:25 02:52 MC - Tyrone Campbell 1 yd run (Calef Contreras kick), 7-78 3:43 3rd 10:02 NWU - Joel Wiedel 1 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 9-64 4:51 08:06 NWU - Ryan Schneider 21 yd pass from Ben Green (Kramer Rath kick), 3-33 1:19 4th 12:21 NWU - Kramer Rath 20 yd field goal, 13-73 6:10 07:48 MC - Zack Melius 9 yd run (Calef Contreras kick failed), 11-75 4:33 03:08 MC - J. Goodmiller 16 yd pass from Ed Crouch (Zack Melius rush failed), 7-66 2:23
MC NWU FIRST DOWNS 21 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 47-199 46-213 PASSING YDS (NET) 210 142 Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-11-0 22-13-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-409 68-355 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-7 Punt Returns-Yards 1--2 2-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-42 5-148 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-31.3 3-37.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-48 9-55 Possession Time 26:02 33:58 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 13 7 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-4
RUSHING: McPherson-Tyrone Campbell 20-78; Zack Melius 11-66; Ed Crouch 15-56; Ryan Lakso 1-minus 1. Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 34-183; Ben Green 7-30; Sawyer Kean 3-2; TEAM 2-minus 2.
PASSING: McPherson-Ed Crouch 11-19-0-210. Nebraska Wesleyan-Ben Green 13-22-0-142.
RECEIVING: McPherson-J. Goodmiller 4-49; Eman McNeal 2-77; Anthony Schmidt 2-46; Tyrone Campbell 2-15; Justin Fagan 1-23. Nebraska Wesleyan-Trevor McKeown 3-25; Ryan Schneider 2-51; Joel Wiedel 2-21; Mitch Pancost 2-17; Caleb Conway 1-11; Arlie Myers 1-7; Braxton Thais 1-6; Crew Keller 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: McPherson-None. Nebraska Wesleyan-None.
FUMBLES: McPherson-Ed Crouch 1-1; Tyrone Campbell 1-1; Braden Bush 1-1. Nebraska Wesleyan-Dakota Buss 1-1.
McPherson (0-1) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (1-0) Date: Sep 03, 2016 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 1057
Kickoff time: 3:00 pm • End of Game: 5:56 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:56 Officials: Referee: Patrick St John; Umpire: John Hodges; Linesman: Josh Bevins; Line judge: Landon Wolfe; Back judge: Gabriel Capps; Field judge: John Miller; Side judge: Dustin Luterman;2016 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Eight • NWU vs Simpson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 14 Temperature: 72 • Wind: 9 pm SE • Weather: Overcast 2016 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Illinois Wesleyan vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Sep 10, 2016 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Illinois Wesleyan 0377 17 Nebraska Wesleyan 7600 13
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 07:51 NWU - Caleb Conway 6 yd pass from Ben Green (Kramer Rath kick), 12-84 7:09 2nd 14:07 IWU - Muellers, Adam 21 yd field goal, 8-44 3:32 07:38 NWU - Kramer Rath 24 yd field goal, 5-42 1:24 00:01 NWU - Kramer Rath 33 yd field goal, 8-64 3:25 3rd 10:46 IWU - Wagner, Austin 8 yd pass from Donegan, Jack (Muellers, Adam kick), 8-72 4:04 4th 14:53 IWU - Harrell, Austin 12 yd pass from Donegan, Jack (Muellers, Adam kick), 5-59 2:17
IWU NWU FIRST DOWNS 17 15 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 35-125 33-87 PASSING YDS (NET) 218 177 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-19-0 20-14-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 63-343 53-264 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 2--3 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-51 4-93 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-36.8 4-37.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-58 2-25 Possession Time 31:08 28:52 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 13 4 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-17 1-3
RUSHING: Illinois Wesleyan-Shoemaker-Gilmo 25-120; Donegan, Jack 6-14; TEAM 4-minus 9. Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 22-73; Ben Green 7-15; Jack Cobb 2-3; Sawyer Kean 1-2; Jake Kittle 1-minus 6.
PASSING: Illinois Wesleyan-Donegan, Jack 19-28-0-218. Nebraska Wesleyan-Ben Green 14-19-0-177; Jake Kittle 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Illinois Wesleyan-Wagner, Austin 5-36; Muellers, Adam 4-47; Harrell, Austin 3-49; Shoemaker-Gilmo 3-13; Labampa, Rey 2-18; Comfort, Dom 1-50; Pfeiffer, Mitch 1-5. Nebraska Wesleyan-Ryan Schneider 5-113; Mitch Pancost 2-18; Sammy Zitek 2-12; Joel Wiedel 2-7; Bradley Pelkey 1-13; Sawyer Kean 1-8; Caleb Conway 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Illinois Wesleyan-None. Nebraska Wesleyan-None.
FUMBLES: Illinois Wesleyan-None. Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 2-2.
Illinois Wesleyan (1-0) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (1-1) Date: Sep 10, 2016 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 614
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:28 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:28 Officials: Referee: Joel Oswald; Umpire: Jon Vrieze; Linesman: S. VanArsdale; Line judge: Tim Neumann; Back judge: Chad Bryant; Field judge: Deven Harberts; Side judge: Casey Farley; Temperature: 72 • Wind: 10 NW • Weather: sunny and clear
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Box Score (Final) 2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Wartburg vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Sep 17, 2016 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Wartburg 0 10 14 14 38 Nebraska Wesleyan 14 6 0 8 28
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 10:44 NWU - Joel Wiedel 1 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 9-50 4:16 05:10 NWU - Joel Wiedel 3 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 2-78 0:42 2nd 12:43 NWU - Kramer Rath 25 yd field goal, 11-69 4:57 08:09 NWU - Kramer Rath 32 yd field goal, 10-72 3:23 06:20 WARFB - Connor Schrader 2 yd run (Brayton Brandt kick), 5-78 1:43 01:02 WARFB - Brayton Brandt 21 yd field goal, 11-78 4:05 3rd 07:18 WARFB - Riley Brockway 18 yd pass from Matt Sacia (Brayton Brandt kick), 2-20 0:37 03:27 WARFB - Riley Brockway 35 yd pass from Matt Sacia (Brayton Brandt kick), 4-47 1:05 4th 12:47 WARFB - Connor Schrader 7 yd run (Brayton Brandt kick), 11-72 4:37 05:46 WARFB - Griffin Brennec 27 yd pass from Matt Sacia (Brayton Brandt kick), 9-52 4:59 03:14 NWU - Sammy Zitek 5 yd pass from Ben Green (Ryan Schneider pass from Ben Green), 10-57 2:23
WARFB NWU FIRST DOWNS 29 18 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 48-221 33-149 PASSING YDS (NET) 344 151 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-21-1 36-16-4 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 85-565 69-300 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2--1 2-16 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-137 7-207 Interception Returns-Yards 4-22 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-47.0 4-42.5 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 3-25 5-43 Possession Time 32:40 27:20 Third-Down Conversions 10 of 17 4 of 14 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-7 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 1-4
RUSHING: Wartburg-Connor Schrader 27-165; Matt Sacia 7-46; Jake Haberman 11-23; TEAM 3-minus 13. Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 20-80; Jack Cobb 5-52; Ben Green 6-19; Braxton Thais 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 4.
PASSING: Wartburg-Matt Sacia 21-37-1-344. Nebraska Wesleyan-Ben Green 16-36-4-151.
RECEIVING: Wartburg-Riley Brockway 9-168; Griffin Brennec 5-99; Michael Lincoln 2-31; Patrick Rooney 2-9; Cody Williams 1-30; Seth Hestness 1-8; Nick Wall 1-minus 1. Nebraska Wesleyan-Bryce Darner 3-28; Crew Keller 3-19; Mitch Pancost 2-34; Sammy Zitek 2-26; Arlie Myers 2-12; Joel Wiedel 1-14; Braxton Thais 1-12; Sawyer Kean 1-3; Jack Cobb 1-3.
INTERCEPTIONS: Wartburg-Sawyer Anderson 1-20; Hunter Baldus 1-2; Tony Anstoetter 1-0; Carter Funke 1-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-Andy Chleborad 1-0.
FUMBLES: Wartburg-Matt Sacia 1-0; TEAM 1-0; Noah Dahlstrom 1-1. Nebraska Wesleyan-TEAM 1-0.
Wartburg (1-1,1-0) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (1-2,0-1) Date: Sep 17, 2016 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 721
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:50 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:50 Officials: Referee: Mike2016 Vint; Prairie Umpire: Wolves Eric Football Kennedy; • Game ELinesman:ight • NWU Dirk vs S imRyals;pson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 16 Line judge: Myron Linn; Back judge: Jason Fagan; Field judge: Dan Grawe; Side judge: Dirk Laschanzky; Temperature: 79 • Wind: 5 mph S • Weather: Sunny and clear 2016 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Coe vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Sep 24, 2016 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Coe 10 14 14 10 48 Nebraska Wesleyan 0 3 14 0 17
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 05:39 COE - Brandon Abbas 33 yd field goal, 4--2 1:59 01:15 COE - D. Harper 32 yd pass from Gavin Glenn (Brandon Abbas kick), 8-70 2:52 2nd 14:43 COE - Trevor Heitland 40 yd run (Brandon Abbas kick), 1-40 0:11 07:51 COE - B. Roseberry 3 yd run (Brandon Abbas kick), 8-55 3:16 00:00 NWU - Kramer Rath 35 yd field goal, 11-43 1:08 3rd 09:17 NWU - Joel Wiedel 24 yd pass from Ben Green (Kramer Rath kick), 11-90 2:32 08:21 COE - Mitchell Malloy 82 yd pass from Gavin Glenn (Brandon Abbas kick), 3-85 0:52 05:09 NWU - Bryce Darner 1 yd pass from Ben Green (Kramer Rath kick), 8-45 3:02 02:57 COE - Trevor Heitland 63 yd run (Brandon Abbas kick), 2-71 0:32 4th 12:12 COE - Gavin Glenn 4 yd run (Brandon Abbas kick), 11-60 5:21 02:25 COE - Brandon Abbas 33 yd field goal, 6-16 2:47
COE NWU FIRST DOWNS 19 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-275 40-87 PASSING YDS (NET) 194 264 Passes Att-Comp-Int 21-12-2 49-23-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-469 89-351 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-16 1--7 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-41 8-188 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-21 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-41.2 5-38.6 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 Penalties-Yards 5-44 5-44 Possession Time 28:24 31:36 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 9 of 20 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 2-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-3 1-2
RUSHING: Coe-Trevor Heitland 19-173; B. Roseberry 19-84; C. Catchings 4-16; Gavin Glenn 2-2. Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 22-71; Sawyer Kean 8-20; Jake Kittle 2-11; Ben Green 7-9; TEAM 1-minus 16; Andrew Gelb 0-minus 8.
PASSING: Coe-Gavin Glenn 12-20-2-194; Zach Andre 0-1-0-0. Nebraska Wesleyan-Ben Green 22-45-0-257; Jake Kittle 1-3-0-7; Bryce Darner 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING: Coe-D. Harper 4-55; Trevor Heitland 3-25; Mitchell Malloy 2-90; Colton Martin 2-16; Tyler Gunderson 1-8. Nebraska Wesleyan-Bryce Darner 6-76; Sammy Zitek 5-44; Joel Wiedel 4-50; Ryan Schneider 2-28; Caleb Conway 2-23; Jackson Hinze 1-16; Arlie Myers 1-11; Crew Keller 1-9; Sawyer Kean 1-7.
INTERCEPTIONS: Coe-None. Nebraska Wesleyan-Andy Chleborad 1-21; Riley Shoemaker 1-0.
FUMBLES: Coe-None. Nebraska Wesleyan-Arlie Myers 1-1; TEAM 1-0; Ben Green 1-1.
Coe (4-0,2-0) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (1-3,0-2) Date: Sep 24, 2016 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 1025
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 5:51 pm • Total elapsed time: 4:51 Officials: Referee: Jerry2016 Winter; Prairie Umpire:Wolves Football Darrell • G Hobbs;ame Eight Linesman: • NWU vs SPatrickimpson • OMcCabe;ct. 29, 2016 Page 17 Line judge: Dan Hilby; Back judge: Gabriel Capps; Field judge: Brad White; Side judge: DustinLutterman; Temperature: 75 • Wind: 12 mph S • Weather: Overcast with rain 2016 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan vs Luther (Oct 01, 2016 at Luther College)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Nebraska Wesleyan 14 3 7 3 27 Luther 7 10 7 0 24
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 11:07 LUT - Brady Letney 5 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 7-60 3:53 10:19 NWU - Joel Wiedel 55 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 2-60 0:44 03:47 NWU - Joel Wiedel 6 yd pass from Ben Green (Kramer Rath kick), 7-63 4:48 2nd 14:51 NWU - Kramer Rath 35 yd field goal, 7-16 2:39 09:45 LUT - Cory Wirth 40 yd field goal, 9-17 4:58 01:44 LUT - Christian Moore 19 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 12-64 7:03 3rd 12:41 NWU - Ben Green 4 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 5-75 2:13 04:59 LUT - Josh Herrington 70 yd run (Cory Wirth kick), 2-71 0:52 4th 06:46 NWU - Kramer Rath 23 yd field goal, 15-84 7:20
NWU LUT FIRST DOWNS 16 17 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-166 51-260 PASSING YDS (NET) 169 56 Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-13-0 9-3-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 57-335 60-316 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-8 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-114 5-144 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-37.3 3-37.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 3-15 7-60 Possession Time 28:44 31:16 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 11 8 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-14 0-0
RUSHING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 28-135; Ben Green 5-33; Sawyer Kean 1-1; TEAM 3-minus 3. Luther-Josh Herrington 6-76; Christian Moore 14-67; Cooper Nelson 2-42; Brady Letney 17-39; Andrew Whalen 8-37; Jeremy Redmond 3-4; Sam Houlihan 1-minus 5.
PASSING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Ben Green 13-20-0-169. Luther-Brady Letney 3-9-0-56.
RECEIVING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Ryan Schneider 4-59; Joel Wiedel 3-31; Crew Keller 2-7; Bryce Darner 1-43; Arlie Myers 1-15; Sammy Zitek 1-9; Caleb Conway 1-5. Luther-Ricardo Chavez 1-25; Cooper Nelson 1-19; Bryce Pierce 1-12.
INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska Wesleyan-None. Luther-None.
FUMBLES: Nebraska Wesleyan-None. Luther-Brady Letney 2-1.
Nebraska Wesleyan (2-3,1-2) vs. Luther (1-3,0-2) Date: Oct 01, 2016 • Site: Luther College • Stadium: Carlson Stadium Attendance:
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:05 • Total elapsed time: 2:05 Officials: Referee: Joel Oswald; Umpire: Jon Vrieze; Linesman: S. VanArsdale; Line judge: Tim Neumann; Back judge: Chad Bryant; Field judge: Deven Harberts; Side judge: Casey Farley; Temperature: 65 • Wind: 5 mph • Weather: Cloudy, Warm 2016 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Eight • NWU vs Simpson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 18 2016 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan vs #18 Dubuque (Oct 08, 2016 at Dubuque, Iowa)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Nebraska Wesleyan 0 10 6 7 23 Dubuque 7 13 8 14 42
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 09:24 DBQ - Conor Feckley 4 yd run (B. Neuendorf kick), 13-73 5:36 2nd 13:37 DBQ - Maurece Herrion 24 yd run (TEAM rush fumbld), 6-70 2:17 13:37 NWU - Preston Franzen PAT return 11:32 DBQ - Emanuel Jenkins 7 yd pass from Conor Feckley (B. Neuendorf kick), 3-37 1:16 00:36 NWU - Joel Wiedel 8 yd pass from Ben Green (Caleb Conway pass from Ben Green), 8-73 3:26 3rd 07:54 DBQ - Dwayne Allen Jr 4 yd run (Maurece Herrion rush), 4-23 2:10 04:07 NWU - Ben Green 3 yd run (Sammy Zitek pass failed), 8-68 3:42 4th 10:38 NWU - Ryan Schneider 38 yd pass from Ben Green (Kramer Rath kick), 10-78 4:45 04:53 DBQ - Najee Toomer 10 yd pass from Conor Feckley (B. Neuendorf kick), 11-73 5:40 01:49 DBQ - Najee Toomer 9 yd pass from Conor Feckley (B. Neuendorf kick), 5-23 2:14
NWU DBQ FIRST DOWNS 20 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 27-113 32-153 PASSING YDS (NET) 230 268 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-22-4 39-25-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-343 71-421 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-14 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-75 2-45 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-19 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-37.0 3-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-37 7-75 Possession Time 28:42 31:18 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 0-0
RUSHING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 15-59; Ben Green 9-43; Sawyer Kean 2-9; Austin Ruskamp 1-2. Dubuque-Maurece Herrion 21-109; Conor Feckley 7-27; Dwayne Allen Jr 4-17.
PASSING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Ben Green 22-37-4-230. Dubuque-Conor Feckley 25-39-0-268.
RECEIVING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Caleb Conway 6-61; Ryan Schneider 4-76; Joel Wiedel 3-31; Crew Keller 3-21; Arlie Myers 2-13; Jackson Hinze 1-10; Sammy Zitek 1-8; Austin Ruskamp 1-6; Bryce Darner 1-4. Dubuque-Austin Morgan 8-60; Najee Toomer 5-89; Dylan Schultz 5-57; Emanuel Jenkins 4-46; Jonathan Duarte 1-15; Dwayne Allen Jr 1-4; Maurece Herrion 1-minus 3.
INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska Wesleyan-None. Dubuque-Michael Joseph 1-10; Daniel Pike 1-6; Kelvin Medrano 1-3; Derek Schambow 1-0.
FUMBLES: Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 1-0. Dubuque-None.
Nebraska Wesleyan (2-4,1-3) vs. Dubuque (6-0,4-0) Date: Oct 08, 2016 • Site: Dubuque, Iowa • Stadium: Chalmers Field Attendance: 2619
Kickoff time: 1 p.m. • End of Game: 3:47 • Total elapsed time: 2:47 Officials: Referee: Jerry Winter; Umpire: Darrell Hobbs; Linesman: Patrick McCabe; Line judge: Dan Hilby; Back judge: David Baker; Field judge: Brad White; Side judge: Thomas McCabe;2016 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Eight • NWU vs Simpson • Oct. 29, 2016 Page 19 Temperature: 62 • Wind: • Weather: sunny 2016 NWU Football
Box Score (Final) 2016 Nebraska Wesleyan Football Central vs Nebraska Wesleyan (Oct 15, 2016 at Lincoln, Neb.)
Score by Quarters 1234Total Central 9 13 14 7 43 Nebraska Wesleyan 3 0 14 0 17
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 12:13 CEN - Aaron Marcellus 23 yd field goal, 6-43 1:14 07:59 CEN - Kyle Gritsch 5 yd pass from Riley Gray (Aaron Marcellus kick failed), 6-65 1:48 03:09 NWU - Kramer Rath 34 yd field goal, 10-63 4:43 2nd 13:00 CEN - Kyle Gritsch 14 yd pass from Riley Gray (Jon Alberts kick failed), 13-80 5:01 03:58 CEN - Riley Gray 2 yd run (Aaron Marcellus kick), 13-74 4:47 3rd 13:45 CEN - Sam Markham 8 yd pass from Riley Gray (Aaron Marcellus kick), 5-80 1:09 13:01 NWU - Joel Wiedel 3 yd run (Kramer Rath kick), 2-69 0:38 09:02 NWU - Ryan Schneider 7 yd pass from Ben Green (Kramer Rath kick), 6-58 2:26 02:49 CEN - Riley Gray 2 yd run (Aaron Marcellus kick), 11-61 3:20 4th 07:03 CEN - N. Fitzgerald 11 yd run (Aaron Marcellus kick), 6-43 1:54
CEN NWU FIRST DOWNS 30 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 42-222 26-118 PASSING YDS (NET) 365 342 Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-34-0 50-32-4 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 87-587 76-460 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-19 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-81 7-107 Interception Returns-Yards 4-15 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.0 5-35.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 2-10 4-35 Possession Time 30:27 29:33 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 3 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 4 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-7 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-4 0-0
RUSHING: Central-N. Fitzgerald 24-158; Riley Gray 11-48; Connor Lewin 3-10; Kohle Helle 2-6; Nate Boland 1-1; Team 1-minus 1. Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 16-71; Ben Green 8-36; Jonathon Curti 1-12; TEAM 1-minus 1.
PASSING: Central-Riley Gray 30-40-0-343; Nate Boland 2-3-0-6; Kohle Helle 2-2-0-16. Nebraska Wesleyan-Ben Green 28-43-2-323; Jonathon Curti 4-7-2-19.
RECEIVING: Central-Sam Markham 10-103; Kyle Gritsch 6-62; Kohle Helle 5-57; Zack Martinelli 4-70; N. Fitzgerald 4-24; Mitchell Boerm 2-35; Riley Gray 1-8; C. Pembleton 1-5; Connor Saddoris 1-1. Nebraska Wesleyan-Joel Wiedel 10-101; Crew Keller 7-37; Ryan Schneider 5-118; Sammy Zitek 3-30; Bradley Pelkey 2-33; Caleb Conway 2-9; Bryce Darner 1-8; Sawyer Kean 1-5; Jackson Hinze 1-1.
INTERCEPTIONS: Central-Collin Erickson 1-12; Chris Neeld 1-4; Tate O'Tool 1-0; Danny Anderson 1-minus 1. Nebraska Wesleyan-None.
FUMBLES: Central-N. Fitzgerald 1-1. Nebraska Wesleyan-Jake Kittle 1-0.
Central (5-2,3-2) vs. Nebraska Wesleyan (2-5,1-4) Date: Oct 15, 2016 • Site: Lincoln, Neb. • Stadium: Abel Stadium Attendance: 817
Kickoff time: 1:00 pm • End of Game: 3:45 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:45 Officials: Referee: Scott2016 Zahnie; Prairie WUmpire:olves Football Timothy • Game Zaputil; Eight • Linesman: NWU vs Sim pAndrewson • Oct .Zahnie; 29, 2016 Page 20 Line judge: Rick Swan; Back judge: David Forsythe; Field judge: Bo Uhrmacher; Side judge: Ron Van Hoeck; Temperature: 72 • Wind: 16 mph • Weather: Overcast and cloudy