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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 2016 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME EIGHT • NWU VS SIMPSON • OCT. 29, 2016 Page 2 2016 NWU FOOTBALL 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