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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2013 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL Schedule & Results Game Nine NWU Prairie Wolves SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 • 1 P.M. (4-4, 4-3 GPAC) TABOR .................. L, 9-10 vs. ABEL STADIUM • LINCOLN, NEB. Midland Warriors SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 • 7 P.M. (4-4, 3-4 GPAC) MORNINGSIDE .....L, 10-48 Saturday, Nov. 9 • 1:00 P.M. ELWOOD OLSEN STADIUM • SIOUX CITY, IOWA Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 • 1 P.M. Radio KFOR 1240 AM (Dick Janda, play-by-play) BRIAR CLIFF ..........W, 31-7 Live Audio www.kfor1240.com ABEL STADIUM • LINCOLN, NEB. TV NWU Sports Network SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 • 1:30 P.M. Nebraska Wesleyan Sports Network (Jeff Motz, play-by-play, Lucas Mohrman,color,) NORTHWESTERN .. W, 22-8 Live Video www.nwusports.com DE VALOIS STADIUM • ORANGE CITY, IOWA Live Stats www.nwusports.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 • 7 P.M. Rankings NWU (Not Ranked) DOANE ................W, 20-19 Midland (Not Ranked) ABEL STADIUM • LINCOLN, NEB. Series 89th Meeting (NWU leads 54-29-5) STORYLINES SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 • 1 P.M. • Nebraska Wesleyan will close out the 2013 regular season with CONCORDIA .......... L, 3-19 two home games, starting this Saturday as they host Midland BULLDOG STADIUM • SEWARD, NEB. University at Abel Stadium. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 • 1 P.M. • Midland and NWU enter Saturday’s game with identical 4-4 records on the year, with both teams trying to end the year with DORDT ................ W, 28-0 winning records. ABEL STADIUM • LINCOLN, NEB. • The Warriors have won three straight over the Prairie Wolves, including winning the past two games at Abel Stadium. NWU has SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 • 1 P.M. won five straight GPAC home games. DAKOTA WESLEYAN ...... L, 17-31 • Last year the NWU defense held Midland to under 100 total yards JOE QUINTAL FIELD • MITCHELL, S.D. of offense, and the Prairie Wolves defense will look to bounce back this week as they allowed 433 total yards in the loss to DWU. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • 1 P.M. MIDLAND BREAKDOWN ABEL STADIUM • LINCOLN, NEB. Nebraska Wesleyan Midland Record 4-4, 4-3 GPAC Record 4-4, 3-4 GPAC SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 • 1 P.M. Ranking Not Ranked Ranking Not Ranked HASTINGS Last Game Nov. 2, 2013 Last Game Nov. 2, 2013 ABEL STADIUM • LINCOLN, NEB. lost to Dakota Wesleyan, 17-31 def Briar Cliff, 37-22 Head Coach Brian Keller Head Coach Josh Gehring SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • TBA Career Record 98-81 Career Record 8-10 NAIA PLAYOFFS vs. Midland 11-6 vs. NWU 1-0 TBA 2013 Prairie Wolves Football • Game NiNe • NWU vs midlaNd • Nov. 9, 2013 Page 1 2013 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,600 Record: 4-4 (4-3 GPAC) National Affiliation ...............................................NAIA Conference .........................Great Plains Athletic (GPAC) Sept. 7 #17 TABOR .............................. L, 9-10 Nickname ................................................. Prairie Wolves Sept. 14 at #1 Morningside* ................ L, 10-48 Colors ................................................. Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity) ....................... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 21 BRIAR CLIFF* ...........................W, 31-7 Surface ..............................................................FieldTurf Sept. 28 at #17 Northwestern* .............W, 22-8 Athletic Director ............................................Dr. Ira Zeff Oct. 5 #13 DOANE* ........................W, 20-19 - Football Information - Oct. 12 at #15 Concordia* ................... L, 3-19 Head Coach .................................................. Brian Keller Oct. 19 DORDT* ..................................W, 28-0 Alma Mater ...............................Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Nov. 2 at Dakota Wesleyan* ............. L, 17-31 Record at NWU .......................................... 98-81 (.547) Nov. 9 MIDLAND* ...........................1:00 pm Career Record ........................................................same Phone ...................................................... 402-465-2354 Nov. 16 HASTINGS* ............................ 1:00 pm Assistant Coaches ......................................................... * Great Plains Athletic Conference game Kevin Crume ................................. Defensive Coordinator Ray Corona ................................................Kickers/Punter Alex Czeranko ..........................................Wide Receivers Jordan Delbaugh ...................................... Quality Control Cody Eiler .......................................... Defensive Assistant Steve Fox .........................................................Tight Ends Steve Heimann ........................................ Defensive Backs Kory Kahlandt ........................................... Running Backs Chip Lange .............................................................. Slots John Larsen ................................................. Quarterbacks Midland Chris Shipley ..............................................Defensive Line Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers Record: 4-4 (3-4 GPAC) First Year of Football ............................................1896 Aug. 31 MAYVILLE STATE ...................W, 31-27 All-Time Record .......................................... 488-423-42 Sept. 14 at Dordt ................................W, 21-18 2012 Record ............................................................. 6-4 Sept. 21 CONCORDIA .......................... L, 14-35 Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Overall GPAC Titles .....................................................1 Sept. 28 at #14 Doane ........................... L, 0-42 NAIA Playoff Appearances .........................................5 Oct. 5 #1 MORNINGSIDE .................... L, 7-32 NAIA Postseason Record ........................................ 1-5 Oct. 19 at Hastings ............................W, 61-35 Last NAIA Postseason Appearance ......................2000 Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 26 DAKOTA WESLEYAN .............. L, 17-20 Nov. 2 at Briar Cliff ...........................W, 37-22 Media Contact Nov. 9 at Nebraska Wesleyan ........1:00 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 16 NORTHWESTERN .................... 1:00 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845; Fax: (402) 465-2150 Email: [email protected] 2013 Prairie Wolves Football • Game NiNe • NWU vs midlaNd • Nov. 9, 2013 Page 2 2013 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES FRANCIS GOES OVER 200 AGAIN Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller is in his 18th season Junior quarterback Tyler Francis threw for at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The over 200 yards for the fourth time this season all-time winningest coach in NWU football and also completed 20 passes or more for the history, Keller has compiled an 98-81 (.547) fourth game of the 2013 season. He did not record in his 18 seasons. He is the dean of throw an interception for the second consecutive all GPAC coaches and was the 2000 GPAC game. Coach-of-the-Year. Francis is now 152-279 passing on the year for 1,527 Keller ranks 11th among active NAIA coaches with his 98 yards with two touchdowns. His 152 completions ranks 9th victories. on the NWU single season top 10 list. The single season Josh Gehring is in his second season as head coach of record for completions is 180 set by Troy Longe in the 2001 the Midland University football program. Gehring was 4-6 in season. Francis needs to average 14 completions per game his first season with the Warriors. He came to Midland from over the final two games to equal the record. NCAA III Champion Wisconsin-Whitewater where he was The Lincoln, Neb., native has 283 completions over his passing game coordinator. He also spent three seasons as an first two years which already ranks him tied for 8th all-time. assistant at Morningside College. He has thrown for 2,772 yards, needing just 29 yards to enter the top 10 list for yardage. THE NWU-MIDLAND SERIES Saturday will be the 89th meeting between Nebraska BRYANT CLOSING IN ON TOP 10 LIST Wesleyan and Midland in a series that dates back to the 1919 Senior running back Dustin Bryant needs football season. just two rushing yards to enter the Nebraska NWU holds a 54-29-5 advantage in the all-time series Wesleyan career top 10 charts for career yards. history. However, the Warriors have won three straight over Bryant has rushed for 1,558 yards during his the Prairie Wolves, including the past two at Abel Stadium. career. Nebraska Wesleyan has not defeated Midland since the This season, Bryant is sixth in the GPAC in 2009 season, when they scored two TDs in the final minute rushing averaging 82.4 yards per game. He has 131 carries for a 26-13 victory. for 659 yards with three touchdowns. He has surpassed the The Prairie Wolves have a 25-16-3 advantage over the 100-yard mark in four different games in 2013. Warriors in games played at Abel stadium. Since Coach The Kilgore, Neb., native has also done damage as a Keller has taken over, NWU is 6-3 against Midland in Lincoln. receiver out of the backfield. He ranks second on the team Last season, Midland won a 7-3 defensive battle in with 19 catches this season, and now has 60 receptions for Fremont in a game where NWU allowed under 100 yards of his career. total offense to