Wesleyan 2018 Football Game 3 • Sept. 15 • Simpson College, 1 p.m. • Buxton Stadium • Indianola, Iowa

SCHEDULE | RESULTS @CONCORDIA (Minn.) L, 3-28 Saturday, Sept. 1 • 1 p.m Jake Christiansen Stadium • Moorhead, Minn. @ILLINOIS COLLEGE W, 31-12 Saturday, Sept. 8 • 1 p.m. England Stadium • Jacksonville, Ill. Nebraska Wesleyan Simpson College @SIMPSON (1-1, 0-0 American Rivers) (1-1, 0-0 American Rivers) Saturday, Sept. 15 • 1 p.m. Buxton Stadium • Indianola, Iowa

KICKOFF/DATE:...... 1 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 RANKINGS:...... Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) WARTBURG Saturday, Sept. 22 • 1 p.m...... Simpson College (Not Ranked) Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. COACHES:...... NWU (Brian Keller; 23rd Year, 115-108) ...... Simpson (Matt Jeter; 3rd Year, 9-13) RADIO:...... KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM /kfornow.com @COE ...... (Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Sept. 29 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION:...... none Clark Field • Cedar Rapids, Iowa SERIES HISTORY:...... 16th Meeting (NWU leads 9-4-2) LIVE VIDEO:...... https://portal.stretchinternet.com/simpson CENTRAL LIVE STATS:...... https://portal.stretchinternet.com/simpson Saturday, Oct. 6 • 1 p.m. TWITTER:...... @NWUSports , @NWUFootball Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.

@LORAS Saturday, Oct. 13 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Rock Bowl • Dubuque, Iowa

• American Rivers Conference play begins this Saturday as the Nebraska Wesleyan football team travels to Indianola, Iowa to face Simpson. LUTHER Saturday, Oct. 20 • 1 p.m.

Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • Both the Prairie Wolves and Storm are 1-1 on the season and coming off week two victories. @DUBUQUE • NWU has defeated Simpson both times they have met as conference Saturday, Oct. 27 • 2 p.m. opponents, the only team the Prairie Wolves have won both meetings Chalmers Field • Dubuque, Iowa against in their new conference. BUENA VISTA • Two All-Conference running backs will be on display Saturday with Saturday, Nov. 3 • 1 p.m. NWU senior Shaka Taylor and Simpson senior Cam Bunting carrying the Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. load for both teams. The two backs are coming off 1,000 yard rushing seasons and are in the top four of the conference in rushing this year.

2018 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Three • NWU vs Simpson College • Sept. 15, 2018 Page 1 2018 NWU Football Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location...... Lincoln, Neb. President...... Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment...... 1,800 Record: 1-1 (0-0 American Rivers) National Affiliation...... NCAA Division III Conference...... Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC) Sept. 1 at (RV)Concordia-Moorhead...... L, 3-28 Nickname...... Prairie Wolves Sept. 8 at Illinois College...... W, 31-12 Colors...... Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity)...... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 15 at Simpson College*...... 1 pm Surface...... FieldTurf Sept. 22 WARTBURG COLLEGE*...... 1 pm Athletic Director...... Dr. Ira Zeff Sept. 29 at Coe College*...... 1 pm - Football Information - Oct. 6 CENTRAL COLLEGE*...... 1 pm Head Coach...... Brian Keller Oct. 13 at Loras College*...... 1 pm Alma Mater...... Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 20 LUTHER COLLEGE*...... 1 pm Record at NWU...... 115-108 (.516) Oct. 27 at University of Dubuque*...... 2 pm Career Record...... same Phone...... 402-465-2354 Nov. 3 BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY*...... 1 pm Assistant Coaches...... * American Rivers Conference game Kevin Crume...... Defensive Coordinator Caleb Armstrong...... Linebackers/Special Teams Ray Corona...... Kickers/Punters Joe Dinan...... Defensive Backs Tyler Francis...... Quarterbacks Paul Harris...... Defensive Line Mike Johnson...... Defensive Line Corey Jones...... Wide Receivers Rod Jones...... Offensive Line Chip Lange...... Running Backs SIMPSON COLLEGE Dan Thurin...... Linebackers Dave Watenpaugh...... Tight Ends Record: 1-1 (0-0 American Rivers) First Year of Football...... 1896 All-Time Record...... 505-450-42 Sept. 1 BETHEL UNIVERSITY...... L, 29-41 2017 Record...... 2-8 Sept. 8 at University of Chicago...... W, 21-0 Overall Conference Titles...... 22 Sept. 15 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN...... 1 pm Overall American Rivers Titles...... 0 Playoff Appearances...... 5 Sept. 29 at Wartburg College...... 1 pm Postseason Record...... 1-5 Oct. 6 COE COLLEGE...... 1 pm Last Postseason Appearance...... 2000 (NAIA) Oct. 13 at Central College...... 1 pm Result:...... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 20 LORAS COLLEGE...... 1 pm Media Contact Oct. 27 at Luther College...... 1 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 3 UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE...... 1 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Nov. 10 at Buena Vista University...... 1 pm Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected]

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The Coaches Taylor Adds Another 100-Yard Performance Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller is in his 23rd season Senior running back Shaka Taylor got back at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest to his old ways running the football last week as coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an 115- he carried the ball 24 times for 103 yards with a 108 (.516) record in his 22 seasons. TD and caught a TD pass against Illinois College. Keller still holds the distinction of the longest tenured Taylor (Norfolk, Neb.) went over 100 yards on head coach among all American Rivers Conference programs. the ground for the 9th time for his career in the Matt Jeter is in his third season as head football coach victory. It was the fourth time in his career that at Simpson College, which is his alma mater. He is 9-13 he scored a TD on the ground and caught a TD pass in the through his first 22 games as head coach of the Storm. Prior same game. to returning to Simpson, Jeter was the defensive coordinator He needs just 123 more rushing yards to reach 2,000 at NCAA II University of Central Missouri. He was a two-year for his career. Currently he ranks 8th all-time at NWU with starter at cornerback for the Storm in 1996-97, helping the 1,877 career rushing yards and would move up to 6th when team to a 22-2 record and two IIAC Championships. he reaches the 2,000 yard plateau. NWU’s career rushing record is 2,477 set by Roy Jacobson from 1999-2002. The NWU-Simpson College Series Taylor also cracked the NWU career top ten in receptions Saturday will be the 16th meeting in football between last week as he is now tied for 9th with 92 career catches. Nebraska Wesleyan and Simpson College and the third as conference opponents. NWU has won both meetings as TD Tossing Curti Gets on a Roll conference foes. Junior quarterback Jonathan Curti passed NWU now leads the all-time series 9-4-2 in a series that for 298 yards and threw three touchdown passes was first played back in 1924. Simpson hasn’t beaten NWU last week in the win at Illinois College. in football since 1969. After throwing for a season-low 145 yards on In their only meeting as conference opponents in Indi- just 35.1% in the opening game, Curti returned anola during the 2016 season, NWU held on for a 24-22 to the form that he showcased in 2017 when he victory as the Storm missed a last second field goal. earned 2nd-Team All-IIAC honors and set numer- ous school passing records. NWU Against the American Rivers Conference Curti (Colorado Springs, Colo.) had at least three TD Nebraska Wesleyan begins the third season in their new passes in a game for the eighth time during his career conference with eight NCAA III schools from the state of through 12 starts. Last season he set the school record with Iowa, but the conference name is in its opening week of 30 TD passes. playing under the new name American Rivers Conference. Overall, the Prairie Wolves are 5-11 in conference play in Big Play Bradley Pelkey Strikes Again the new league over the past two seasons. In his first year as a starting wide receiver in 2017 Bradley Pelkey ended the year 7th in the Prairie Wolves Struggle in Conference Openers conference averaging 17.0 yards per catch. The Prairie Wolves have struggled mightily in conference Pelkey (Ft. Collins, Colo.) showed that he will openers recently having lost 11 straight conference opening be the big play receiver once again this season as games. he made five catches for 111 last week. It was NWU has not won a conference opener since 2006 when his first career 100-yard performance. they defeated Briar Cliff 42-3. The biggest play of the season so far was his 64-yard reception that setup a 4th quarter touchdown. It was the 4th-longest catch in the conference so far this year. Going For Back-To-Back Victories Nebraska Wesleyan has the opportunity to win back-to- back games when travel to Simpson College this Saturday. All-Conference Conway Continues Catching Passes Lately the Prairie Wolves have not been able to string togeth- Senior tight end Caleb Conway, an All-IIAC er back-to-back victories. honorable mention selection one year ago, con- Only once over the past three years has NWU won two tinues to be one of the most consistent perform- consecutive games, and that occurred last year when the ers for the Prairie Wolves offense. Prairie Wolves beat Buena Vista then followed that up with a Conway (Omaha, Neb.) has caught at least win over Simpson College. one pass in 11 straight games dating back to last season. He tied for the team lead with five catches against Illinois College including a TD reception. In his third year as the starting tight end, Conway now has 51 career receptions with five touchdowns.

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Dexter Does it Again on Defense 2018 D3football.com For the second straight week, starting linebacker Top 25 Week 2 Poll Micah Dexter was at the top of the tackle totals for the Prairie Wolves. Dexter (Stuart, Neb.) had nine tackles, including five No. School (1st votes) W-L solo stops. He recorded a team-best 1.5 tackles-for-loss 1. Mount Union (24) 1-0 with a quarterback sack for loss of 10 yards. 2. Mary Hardin-Baylor (1) 1-0 Through two games, Dexter has 20 total tackles to rank fifth in the American Rivers Conference. Prior to entering the 3. St. Thomas 1-0 starting lineup this year, Dexter played just one snap on defense in his 4. Brockport 2-0 first two seasons. 5. North Central, Ill. 1-0 6. Frostburg State 2-0 Defensive Backfield on Kruse Control Junior safety Alex Kruse had a huge defensive per- 7. Wesley 1-0 formance for the Prairie Wolves last week as NWU limited 8. Hardin-Simmons 1-0 Illinois College to just 12 points in the opening year vic- 9. St. John’s 1-0 tory. Kruse (Valparaiso, Neb.) tied for the team-lead with 10. UW-Whitewater 2-0 nine tackles last week, including a team-high six solo 11. Linfield 0-1 stops. He also had a pass breakup in the defensive sec- 12. Wheaton, Ill. 1-0 ondary. He joins defensive captain Jake Kittle as a formidable duo for the 13. Washington and Jefferson 2-0 Prairie Wolves at safety. Kruse started three games and played in eight 14. Wittenberg 1-0 last season finishing with 32 total tackles. 15. UW-Oshkosh 1-1 Kruse was the second leading returning tackler for the Prairie Wolves off the 2017 squad with his 32 stops a year ago. 16. UW-Platteville 1-0

17. Trine 2-0 Both Sides Come Up Big in Clutch 18. Berry 2-0 Both sides of the football have come up with big plays when needed through the first two weeks of action in 2018. 19. Case Western Reserve 1-0 On offense, the Prairie Wolves are converting over 50 percent on 20. John Carroll 1-0 3rd down plays. NWU is 16-30 for a percentage of 53.3 to lead the 21. RPI 2-0 American Rivers Conference and ran 23rd overall in NCAA III. Last week was 11-17 on 3rd down plays, including 4-5 in the sec- 22. Delaware Valley 1-1 ond quarter when they scored 17 points. 23. UW-La Crosse 2-0 For the NWU defense, they have been at their best on 4th down 24. Franklin and Marshall 2-0 plays. The Prairie Wolves have held the opposition on downs on five of the six attempts. 25. Springfield 2-0 Versus Illinois College, NWU held the Blueboys all three times Others Receiving Votes: Susquehanna 50; Wartburg when they went for it on 4th down, including a 4th down play where 44; Baldwin Wallace 31; Alfred 29; Ohio Northern 25; they stuffed IC at the 1-yard line. Cortland 18; Johns Hopkins 17; Ithaca 16; Millikin 13; Illinois Wesleyan 12; Salisbury 11; Redlands 10; Wabash 9; Monmouth 9; Centre 5; Huntingdon 4; Southwestern 4; Whitworth 4; Trinity (Texas) 2; Washington and Lee 2; Inside the NWU Offense Albion 1; Concordia-Moorhead 1. Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) 129 54 (42%) 75 (58%) 4 4

Inside the Opponents’ Offense Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) 137 87 (64%) 50 (36%) 12 3

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NWU-SIM Offensive Comparison Scouting The Storm Simpson College was picked to finish 4th in the Total Offense G Yds Yds/G preseason American Rivers Conference coaches poll and Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 2 514 312.5 received one first place vote. They were 5-5 and 4-4 in Simpson (2) 2 815 407.5 league play last season and return 13 starters from that Rushing Offense G Yds Yds/G squad. Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 2 182 91.0 The Storm opened the year with a 41-29 setback Simpson (6) 2 270 135.0 at home to Bethel (Minn.) even though they had more yards in the game. Passing Offense G Yds Yds/G Simpson led 22-21 late in the 3rd quarter, then were outscored 20-7. They Nebraska Wesleyan (5) 2 443 221.5 bounced back with an impressive 21-0 shutout win at University of Chicago Simpson (2) 2 545 272.5 last week. Junior Tanner Krueger has taken over as starting quarterback and Scoring Offense G Pts Pts/G Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 2 34 17.0 played well in his two starts. Krueger is 41-75 for 545 yards on the year with Simpson (6) 2 50 25.0 five touchdowns and three interceptions. The top offensive player for the Storm is running back Cam Bunting Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Rat. who was 2nd-Team All-IIAC in 2017. Bunting is second in the conference in Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 37-75-3-3 104.1 Simpson (5) 41-76-5-4 125.4 rushing this year with 65 carries for 258 yards and two TDs. His 65 carries are the most in the league after rushing 207 times for 1,049 yards in 2017. Kickoff Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret Wide receiver Joe McNally is the top target for Krueger on the season and Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 7 116 16.6 has been one of the top pass catchers in the American Rivers conference through Simpson (2) 6 147 24.5 two weeks. McNally has 10 receptions for 189 yards with two TDs. Last week 3rd Down Conversion Con Att Pct he made 5 catches for 111 yards with two touchdowns. Nebraska Wesleyan (1) 16 30 53.3 Another receiver, Austin Hronich, has made nine catches for 133 yards Simpson (7) 12 36 33.3 and also has two TD receptions. Last year against NWU he had 108 yards and Penalties G Yds Yds/G two touchdowns. Nebraska Wesleyan (4) 2 78 39.0 Simpson’s defense returns nine starters including three players that were Simpson (1) 2 30 15.0 All-IIAC selections one year ago. Free safety Brendan Holmes was 1st-Team All-Conference last season making 89 tackles with six interceptions. He has 18 tackles this year with an NWU-SIM Defensive Comparison interception that he returned 36 yards. Linebacker Michael Connor is the top tackler on the team and ranks tied Total Defense G Yds Yds/G for 2nd in the American Rivers Conference with 22 tackles. He made 18 tackles Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 2 786 393.0 in the opening week versus Bethel. Simpson (3) 2 539 269.5 The Storm have four interceptions and four quarterback sacks through two Rushing Defense G Yds Yds/G weeks of action. Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 2 426 213.0 Simpson (5) 2 296 148.0

Passing Defense G Yds Yds/G NWU vs. Simpson Odds & Ends Nebraska Wesleyan (4) 2 360 180.0 • Nebraska Wesleyan is playing their third straight road game this week and Simpson (1) 2 243 121.5 they are playing in another different state. So far the Prairie Wolves have Scoring Defense G Pts Pts/G played games in Minnesota, Illinois and now Iowa. Next week when NWU Nebraska Wesleyan (4) 2 40 20.0 makes their home debut in Lincoln it will mark the fourth state the Prairie Simpson (5) 2 41 20.5 Wolves have played in during a four week stretch.

Punt Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret Nebraska Wesleyan (8) 2 -1 -0.5 • Simpson held Chicago to just 1-14 on 3rd-down conversions last week, Simpson (5) 3 12 4.0 while the Prairie Wolves are the top offense in the conference on 3rd down conversions. Punting No Yds Net/P. Nebraska Wesleyan (4) 7 245 32.0 Simpson (3) 12 430 33.5 • Last week, NWU put together a 99-yard touchdown drive that took 16 plays. It was the first 99-yard scoring drive for the Prairie Wolves since the (American Rivers Ranking) 2008 season when they needed 12 plays for 99 yards in a win over Dana Col- lege on Oct. 11, 2008.

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AMERICAN RIVERS STANDINGS The Last Time.... NWU shut out an opponent: 10/19/13, Dordt (28-0) Team...... A-R-C...... Overall NWU was shut out: 9/27/14, Northwestern (8-0) NWU went into overtime: 10/7/17 vs. Luther (L, 38-41)

Central...... 0-0...... 2-0 NWU rallied from a 4th quarter deficit: 11/7/15, vs. Northwestern (trailed 38-36; won 44-38) Buena Vista...... 0-0...... 1-1 NWU blew a 4th quarter lead: 10/7/17, vs. Luther (led 38-21; lost 41-38)

Coe...... 0-0...... 1-1 NWU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 9/9/17, vs. Illinois Wesleyan (2 penalties – 15 yards) Dubuque...... 0-0...... 1-1 NWU eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 9/26/09, vs. Dordt (317 yards) Loras...... 0-0...... 1-1 NWU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 11/16/02, vs. Peru State (464 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 9/8/18, Shaka Taylor (103) vs. Illinois College Nebraska Wesleyan...... 0-0...... 1-1 A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 200 yards rushing: 11/4/17, Shaka Taylor (230) vs. Simpson 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 Simpson...... 0-0...... 1-1

Wartburg ...... 0-0...... 1-1 NWU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/11/17, vs. Wartburg (367 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 250 yards passing: 9/8/18, Jonathan Curti (298) vs. Illinois College A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/11/17, Jonathan Curti (367) vs. Wartburg Luther...... 0-0...... 0-2 A Prairie Wolf passed for 4 TDs: 11/4/17, Jonathan Curti (5 TDs) vs. Simpson

This Week’s Action NWU eclipsed 500 yards of total offense: 11/9/13, vs. Midland (509 yards) Saturday, Sept. 15 NWU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 11/4/17 vs. Simpson (608 yards) Dubuque at Coe, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 11/4/17, Jon Curti (381) vs. Simpson A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 9/9/17, Jonathan Curti (464) vs. Illinois Buena Vista at Wartburg, 1 pm Wesleyan Luther at Central, 1 pm

Nebraska Wesleyan at Simpson, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 9/8/18, Bradley Pelkey (111) vs. Illinois College A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 10/4/14, Connor Zumpfe (209) vs. Doane Last Week’s Results A Prairie Wolf caught 2 TDs: 11/4/17, Shaka Taylor (2 TDs) vs. Simpson A Prairie Wolf caught 3 TDs: 10/4/14, Connor Zumpfe (4 TDs) vs. Doane Central 16, DePauw 10 Monmouth 24, Wartburg 18 St. Olaf 34, Luther 29 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 Concordia (Neb.) 27, Buena Vista 20 NWU returned an interception for a TD: 11/12/16, Joe Dinan, 31 yards vs. Loras Simpson 21, Chicago 0 NWU returned a fumble for a TD: 11/12/16, Tyler Sorensen, 85 yards, vs. Loras Nebraska Wesleyan 31, Illinois College 12 Loras 39, Benedictine 20 NWU had a punt returned for a TD: 11/2/13, Trev Schroeder, Dakota Wesleyan (13 yards) Coe 42, Cornell 7 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) Dubuque 21, Pacific 10 NWU had a fumble returned for a TD: 9/15/12, Marcus Smith, Morningside (0 yards)

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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN OFFENSE SIMPSON COLLEGE DEFENSE WR 83 Derrick Curtis (6-1, 215, Sr.) DE 91 Trey Chumbley (6-2, 225, Jr.) 17 Braly Keller (6-1, 190, Jr.) 51 Ian Bootsmiller (6-2, 240, So.) LT 72 Ben Smith (6-2, 270, Sr.) DT 92 Nic Tusha (6-1, 255, Sr.) 50 Scottie Davis (6-3, 230, Jr.) 60 Bo Kuyper (6-0, 265, Jr.) LG 70 Colton Davis (6-2, 295, So.) DT 89 Jack Bootsmiller (6-2, 250, So.) 54 Cam Burkard (6-3, 280, So.) 60 Bo Kuyper (6-0, 265, Jr.) C 74 Joey Mueller (6-1, 280, Sr.) DE 95 Chris Bowles (6-2, 225, So.) 57 Seth Knapp (6-1, 265, Fr.) 58 Robert Peters (5-11, 228, Sr.) RG 61 Kyle Kuncl (6-1, 265, Sr.) OLB 19 Michael Connor (6-1, 230, Sr.) 53 Zach Chambers (6-1, 265, Jr.) 33 Galen Gist (5-9, 205, Sr.) RT 71 Jon Kitazono (6-0, 280, So.) MLB 41 Joe Weppler (6-2, 240, Jr.) 50 Scottie Davis (6-3, 230, Jr.) 52 Carter Peterson (6-2, 225, So.) TE 81 Caleb Conway (6-4, 220, Sr.) OLB 52 Carter Peterson (6-2, 225, So.) 49 Austin Orr (6-4, 215, Sr.) 3 Brandon Coble (6-3, 200, Fr.) WR 86 Bradley Pelkey (6-1, 175, Sr.) CB 13 Prince Krah (5-10, 185, Sr.) 5 James Skerjanec (6-0, 185, Sr.) 7 Sam Adeniyi (6-2, 195, Jr.) FB 22 Tate Schmaderer (6-0, 205, Jr.) SS 29 Ryan Lehr (6-0, 195, Jr.) 80 Kole Connick (6-1, 200, Fr.) 15 Cole Ashman (6-0, 175, Sr.) RB 34 Shaka Taylor (5-11, 220, Sr.) FS 4 Brendan Holmes (6-0, 195, Jr.) 6 Colby Ensz (5-9, 175, So.) 17 Vaughn Brasseaux (5-10, 190, Sr.) QB 7 Jonathan Curti (5-9, 180, Jr.) CB 42 Zach Uhlenhopp (6-1, 205, Sr.) 15 Kevin Tims (5-10, 170, So.) 5 Parker Schenk (6-1, 200, Jr.)

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN DEFENSE SIMPSON COLLEGE OFFENSE DE 97 Grant Bednar (6-1, 230, Sr.) WR 9 Joe McNally (6-4, 190, Sr.) 58 Carter Smith (6-2, 230, So.) 85 Nathan Hawkins (6-2, 205, Sr.) DT 96 Andrew Stolpe (6-0, 270, Sr.) LT 67 Jordan Batta (6-4, 285, Sr.) 91 Justen Hall (6-0, 205, So.) 72 Jeramy Randol (6-4, 235, So.) DT 52 Hayden Penny (6-0, 250, So.) LG 70 Carter Henken (6-2, 265, Sr.) 94 Matthew Kean (5-10, 240, Sr.) 73 Caleb Striegel (6-3, 295, Jr.) DE 93 Grant McGill (6-2, 235, Sr.) C 61 Zach Griswold (6-1, 260, Sr.) 90 Nic Braaten (6-1, 240, Jr.) 57 Gunnar Davis (6-3, 275, Jr.) LB 4 Adam Granville (6-2, 210, Sr.) RG 66 Mat Wingerson (6-2, 290, Sr.) 31 Kaden Dawe (5-10, 185, So.) 74 Ryland Crawford (6-2, 290, Sr.) LB 46 Jacob Garnas (6-0, 215, So.) RT 76 Mason Spree (6-5, 280, So.) 45 Jakob Andreasen (6-0, 205, So.) 71 Spencer Finch (6-4, 250, Fr.) LB 24 Micah Dexter (5-10, 185, Jr.) TE 18 Thayne McElhinney (6-0, 220, Sr.) 3 Cody Robinson (5-10, 200, Sr.) 24 Ben Schiltz (6-0, 220, So.) CB 2 Nicholas Cortes (6-0, 175, Jr.) WR 10 Luke West (5-11, 195, Sr.) 23 Tristan Johnson (5-11, 160, Sr.) 14 Jake West (5-11, 195, Sr.) S 10 Jake Kittle (6-0, 220, Sr.) WR 16 Austin Hronich (6-2, 195, Sr.) 1 Conner Adams (6-1, 190, Jr.) 88 Cole Scott (6-5, 200, Fr.) S 25 Alex Kruse (6-2, 200, Sr.) RB 25 Cam Bunting (5-9, 185, Sr.) 9 Dakota Prorok (6-2, 175, So.) 2 Joe Meyer (5-10, 195, So.) CB 5 Heath Hovendick (5-11, 175, Sr.) QB 3 Tanner Krueger (5-11, 190, Jr.) 11 Bryan Moore (5-11, 180, Sr.) 11 Austin Helt (6-4, 195, So.)

SPECIALTY SPECIALTY PK 20 Jacob Romsa (5-11, 175, Fr) PK 8 Zach Krieder (5-10, 175, Jr.) P 14 Jackson Hinze (5-9, 190, Sr.) P 85 Nathan Hawkins (6-2, 205, Sr.) LS 81 Caleb Conway (6-4, 220, Sr.) LS 30 Quinn Slaven (5-11, 180, Jr.) H 16 Dylan Hike (6-3, 200, Sr.) KR 2 Joe Meyer (5-10, 195, So.) KR 6 Colby Ensz (5-9, 175, So.) 13 Prince Krah (5-10, 185, Sr.) 32 Ryan Lawrence (5-10, 175, Fr.) PR 2 Joe Meyer (5-10, 195, So.) PR 82 Brant Barth (6-1, 180, So.) 34 Shaka Taylor (5-11, 220, Sr.)

2018 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Three • NWU vs Simpson College • Sept. 15, 2018 Page 7 2018 NWU Football Nebraska Wesleyan Football Rosters As of Sept. 13, 2018 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2018 Alphabetical Roster 1 Conner Adams DB 6-1 190 Jr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) No. Name...... Position 2 Nicholas Cortes DB 6-0 175 Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Faith Christian HS) 1 Conner Adams...... DB 3 Cody Robinson LB 5-10 200 Sr. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance HS) 45 Jakob Andreasen...... LB 4 Adam Granville LB 6-2 210 Sr. Papillion, Neb. (Platteview HS) 12 Tyler Auman...... QB 4 Tanner Lamoree RB 5-10 165 Fr. Stromsburg, Neb. (Morningside College) 82 Brant Barth...... WR 5 Heath Hovendick DB 5-11 175 Sr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 97 Grant Bednar...... DL 5 James Skerjanec WR 6-0 185 Sr. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 10 Aiden Bennett...... K 6 Colby Ensz RB 5-9 175 So. Beatrice, Neb. (Tri-County HS) 47 Ben Bohling...... LB 7 Jonathan Curti QB 5-9 180 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer HS) 90 Nic Braaten...... DL 8 Nolan Schafer WR 6-1 200 Jr. Humboldt, Neb. (HTRS HS) 66 Jake Brandt...... OL 9 Dakota Prorok DB 6-2 175 So. Columbus, Neb. (Columbus Lakeview HS) 54 Cam Burkard...... OL 10 Jake Kittle DB 6-0 220 Sr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 43 Jett Burklund...... LB 10 Aiden Bennett K 6-0 200 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) 11 Bryan Moore DB 5-11 180 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Concordia HS) 92 Jake Busmente...... DL 11 Logan Hughes TE 6-1 215 Fr. Meeker, Colo. (Meeker HS) 27 Paul Calvert...... Slot 12 Tyler Auman QB 6-1 180 Fr. Firth, Neb. (Norris HS) 53 Zach Chambers...... OL 14 Jackson Hinze Slot/K/P 5-9 190 Sr. Scottsbluff, Neb. (Scottsbluff HS) 51 Curran Chapman...... LB 15 Kevin Tims QB 5-10 170 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis Palmer HS) 37 Mike Collicott...... LB 16 Jaelin Odegard QB 5-11 165 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview HS) 80 Kole Connick...... RB 16 Dylan Hike Holder 6-3 200 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS) 81 Caleb Conway...... TE 17 Braly Keller Slot 6-1 190 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 2 Nicholas Cortes...... DB 18 Jacob Gramann QB 6-0 190 Fr. Adams, Neb. (Freeman HS) 7 Jonathan Curti...... QB 20 Jacob Romsa K/DB 5-11 175 Fr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview HS) 83 Derrick Curtis...... WR 21 Seth McRobert DB 6-0 170 So. Bennington, Neb. (Arlington HS) 73 Brendan Davis...... OL 22 Tate Schmaderer RB 6-0 205 Jr. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 70 Colton Davis...... OL 23 Trey Dawson WR 5-11 170 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS) 50 Scottie Davis...... OL 23 Tristan Johnson DB 5-11 160 Sr. Maywood, Neb. (Hayes Center HS) 31 Kaden Dawe...... LB 24 Micah Dexter LB 5-10 185 Jr. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 23 Trey Dawson...... WR 25 Alex Kruse DB 6-2 200 Sr. Valparaiso, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 24 Micah Dexter...... LB 25 Prentice Wilson WR 5-8 145 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS) 65 Zach Ditson...... DL 26 Andrew Maestas DB 6-1 175 So. Parker, Colo. (Legend HS) 6 Colby Ensz...... RB 27 Paul Calvert Slot 5-7 160 So. Trenton, Neb. (Dundy County-Stratton HS) 87 Mckoy Fink...... WR 28 Wyatt Nickels LB 5-10 175 So. Johnson, Neb. (Johnson-Brock HS) 98 Anthony Gallardo...... DL 29 Dayzawn Jackson DB 5-9 165 Fr. Denver, Colo. (Rangeview HS) 46 Jacob Garnas...... LB 31 Kaden Dawe LB 5-10 185 So. Ord, Neb. (Ord HS) 84 Gavin Gonzalez...... WR 32 Ryan Lawrence RB 5-10 175 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS) 33 Antonio Porter DB 5-5 155 Fr. Junction City, Kan. (Junction City HS) 18 Jacob Gramann...... QB 34 Shaka Taylor RB 5-11 220 Sr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran High NE HS) 4 Adam Granville...... LB 35 Dylan MacKichan DB 6-0 190 Sr. Adams, Neb. (Freeman HS) 91 Justen Hall...... DL 37 Mike Collicott LB 6-1 215 Jr. Hastings, Neb. (Hastings HS) 85 Zach Hellie...... TE 39 Alex O’Brien DB 6-0 190 Fr. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney Catholic HS) 16 Dylan Hike...... Holder 40 Sam Rathe LB 6-1 185 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Lutheran HS) 14 Jackson Hinze...... Slot/K/P 42 Austin Neufeld K 5-6 160 Fr. Marion, Kan. (Marion HS) 78 Dillon Holsteen...... OL 43 Jett Burklund LB 5-11 200 Fr. Ceresco, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 5 Heath Hovendick...... DB 44 Casey Taylor LB 5-11 195 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 11 Logan Hughes...... TE 45 Jakob Andreasen LB 6-0 205 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 29 Dayzawn Jackson...... DB 46 Jacob Garnas LB 6-0 215 So. Julesburg, Colo. (Sedgewick County HS) 23 Tristan Johnson...... DB 47 Ben Bohling LB 6-2 210 Fr. Johnson, Neb. (Johnson-Brock HS) 77 Andrew Kammerzell...... DL 49 Austin Orr TE 6-4 215 Sr. Parker, Colo. (Mountain Vista HS) 94 Matthew Kean...... DL 50 Scottie Davis OL 6-3 230 Jr. Castle Rock, Colo. (Castleview HS) 17 Braly Keller...... Slot 51 Curran Chapman LB 5-9 210 Jr. Monument, Colo. (Lewis Palmer HS) 71 Jon Kitazono...... OL 52 Hayden Penny DL 6-0 250 So. Arlington, Neb. (Arlington HS) 10 Jake Kittle...... DB 53 Zach Chambers OL 6-1 265 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 57 Seth Knapp...... OL 54 Cam Burkard OL 6-3 280 So. Omaha, Neb. (Millard South HS) 56 Kaleb Kramer...... LB 56 Kaleb Kramer LB 6-1 205 Fr. Gretna, Neb. (Louisville HS)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2018 Alphabetical Roster 57 Seth Knapp OL 6-1 265 Fr. Madison, Neb. (Lutheran High Northeast HS) No. Name...... Position 58 Carter Smith DL 6-2 230 So. Shelby, Neb. (Shelby-Rising City HS) 25 Alex Kruse...... DB 60 Jaiden Verhage OL 5-11 330 Fr. York, Neb. (York HS) 61 Kyle Kuncl...... OL 61 Kyle Kuncl OL 6-1 265 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Gross Catholic HS) 4 Tanner Lamoree...... RB 64 Jacob Neil OL 5-10 195 Fr. Adams, Neb. (Freeman HS) 95 James Lavicky...... DL 65 Zach Ditson DL 5-8 225 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln HS) 66 Jake Brandt OL 5-10 215 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southeast HS) 32 Ryan Lawrence...... RB 67 Mark Thurston LB 5-7 180 Fr. Campbell, Neb. (Silver Lake HS) 35 Dylan MacKichan...... DB 70 Colton Davis OL 6-2 295 So. Nebraska City, Neb. (Lourdes Central Cath. HS) 26 Andrew Maestas...... DB 71 Jon Kitazono OL 6-0 280 So. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart HS) 88 Alex Mathis...... WR 72 Ben Smith OL 6-2 270 Sr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview HS) 93 Grant McGill...... DL 73 Brendan Davis OL 5-11 285 Fr. Hickman, Neb. (Norris HS) 76 Zack McMullins...... DL 74 Joey Mueller OL 6-1 280 Sr. Papillion, Neb. (Papillion-LaVista South HS) 21 Seth McRobert...... DB 76 Zack McMullins DL 6-1 185 Fr. Castle Rock, Colo. (Ponderosa HS) 11 Bryan Moore...... DB 77 Andrew Kammerzell DL 6-3 225 Jr. Milliken, Colo. (Roosevelt HS) 74 Joey Mueller...... OL 78 Dillon Holsteen OL 5-9 275 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS) 64 Jacob Neil...... OL 79 Seth Wesemann DL 5-8 190 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (UNK) 42 Austin Neufeld...... K 80 Kole Connick RB 6-1 200 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 28 Wyatt Nickels...... LB 81 Caleb Conway TE 6-4 220 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard West HS) 34 Alex O’Brien...... DB 82 Brant Barth WR 6-1 180 So. Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) 16 Jaelin Odegard...... QB 83 Derrick Curtis WR 6-1 215 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Morningside College) 49 Austin Orr...... TE 84 Gavin Gonzalez WR 6-0 175 So. Lincoln, Neb. () 86 Bradley Pelkey...... WR 85 Zach Hellie TE 6-3 210 So. Gurley, Neb. (Leyton HS) 52 Hayden Penny...... DL 86 Bradley Pelkey WR 6-0 175 Sr. Ft. Collins, Colo. (Ft. Collins HS) 33 Antonio Porter...... DB 87 Mckoy Fink WR 6-4 160 So. Omaha, Neb. (Ralston HS) 9 Dakota Prorok...... DB 88 Alex Mathis WR 6-2 175 Fr. Erie, Colo. (Erie HS) 40 Sam Rathe...... LB 89 Alex Segura WR 5-11 215 So. Aurora, Colo. (Rangeview HS) 3 Cody Robinson...... LB 90 Nic Braaten DL 6-1 240 Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Mesa Ridge HS) 20 Jacob Romsa...... K/DB 91 Justen Hall DL 6-0 205 So. Ceresco, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 92 Jake Busmente DL 6-0 250 Jr. Sterling, Colo. (Sterling HS) 8 Nolan Schafer...... WR 93 Grant McGill DL 6-2 235 Sr. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly HS) 22 Tate Schmaderer...... RB 94 Matthew Kean DL 5-10 240 Sr. Denton, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 89 Alex Segura...... WR 95 James Lavicky DL 6-0 205 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Lutheran HS) 5 James Skerjanec...... WR 96 Andrew Stolpe DL 6-0 270 Sr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 72 Ben Smith...... OL 97 Grant Bednar DL 6-1 230 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (Morningside College) 58 Carter Smith...... DL 98 Anthony Gallardo DL 6-1 255 Fr. Arvada, Colo. (Arvada West HS) 96 Andrew Stolpe...... DL 44 Casey Taylor...... LB Head Coach: Brian Keller (23rd Year) 34 Shaka Taylor...... RB Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Crume 67 Mark Thurston...... LB Assistants: Caleb Armstrong (linebackers/special teams coordinator), Ray Corona (kickers/ 15 Kevin Tims...... QB punters), Joe Dinan (defensive backs), Tyler Francis (quarterbacks), Paul Harris (defensive line), 60 Jaiden Verhage...... OL Mike Johnson (defensive line), Corey Jones (wide receivers/slots), Rod Jones (offensive line), 79 Seth Wesemann...... DL Chip Lange (running backs), Dan Thurin (linebackers), Dave Watenpaugh (tight ends) 25 Prentice Wilson...... WR

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Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2018) All games

Team Statistics NWU OPP SCORING 34 40 Points Per Game 17.0 20.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 7 FIRST DOWNS 33 44 R u s h in g 8 26 P a s s in g 23 13 P e n a lt y 2 5 RUSHING YARDAGE 182 426 Yards gained rushing 216 473 Yards lost rushing 34 47 Rushing Attempts 54 87 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.9 Average Per Game 91.0 213.0 TDs Rushing 1 2 PASSING YARDAGE 443 360 C o m p - A t t - I n t 37-75-3 35-50-1 Average Per Pass 5.9 7.2 Average Per Catch 12.0 10.3 Average Per Game 221.5 180.0 TDs Passing 3 4 TOTAL OFFENSE 625 786 Total Plays 129 137 Average Per Play 4.8 5.7 Average Per Game 312.5 393.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 7-116 8-137 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2--1 3-1 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-13 3-19 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 16.6 17.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE -0.5 0.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 13.0 6.3 FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 4-1 PENALTIES-Yards 8-78 9-103 Average Per Game 39.0 51.5 PUNTS-Yards 7-245 7-261 Average Per Punt 35.0 37.3 Net punt average 32.0 34.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 8-415 8-451 Average Per Kick 51.9 56.4 Net kick average 34.8 38.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 4 3 3 2 : 1 7 3RD-DOWN Conversions 16/30 11/27 3rd-Down Pct 53% 41% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/3 1/6 4th-Down Pct 33% 17% SACKS BY-Yards 3-16 4-25 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 6 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-2 0-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (4-4) 100% (4-8) 50% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-4) 75% (4-8) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (4-4) 100% ATTENDANCE 0 5888 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 2/2944 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Nebraska Wesleyan 0 20 0 14 0 34 Opponents 7 13 14 6 0 40

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Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2018) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Shaka Taylor 2 36 152 6 146 4.1 1 17 73.0 Kaden Dawe 1 -4 -4.0 0 0 Jonathan Curti 2 12 47 26 21 1.8 0 11 10.5 Brant Barth 1 3 3.0 0 3 Colby Ensz 2 3 14 1 13 4.3 0 11 6.5 Total 2 -1 -0.5 0 3 Kevin Tims 2 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 3 1.5 Opponents 3 1 0.3 0 2 TEAM 2 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 Total 2 54 216 34 182 3.4 1 17 91.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Opponents 2 87 473 47 426 4.9 2 91 213.0 Jacob Garnas 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total 1 13 13.0 0 13 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Opponents 3 19 6.3 0 16 Jonathan Curti 2 104.15 37-75-3 49.3 443 3 64 221.5 Total 2 104.15 37-75-3 49.3 443 3 64 221.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 2 152.88 35-50-1 70.0 360 4 69 180.0 Ryan Lawrence 3 61 20.3 0 32 Colby Ensz 2 43 21.5 0 23 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Nolan Schafer 1 12 12.0 0 12 James Skerjanec 2 7 75 10.7 0 26 37.5 Tate Schmaderer 1 0 0.0 0 0 Caleb Conway 2 7 61 8.7 1 14 30.5 Total 7 116 16.6 0 32 Shaka Taylor 2 6 75 12.5 1 21 37.5 Opponents 8 137 17.1 0 47 Bradley Pelkey 2 5 111 22.2 0 64 55.5 Derrick Curtis 2 5 48 9.6 1 15 24.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Alex Segura 2 2 19 9.5 0 14 9.5 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Tate Schmaderer 2 1 18 18.0 0 18 9.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Prentice Wilson 2 1 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 Paul Calvert 2 1 9 9.0 0 9 4.5 Colby Ensz 2 1 8 8.0 0 8 4.0 Trey Dawson 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Total 2 37 443 12.0 3 64 221.5 Opponents 2 35 360 10.3 4 69 180.0

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Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2018) 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 24 Micah Dexter 2 10 10 20 2.0-12 1.0-10 ...... 25 Alex Kruse 2 8 7 15 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . . 46 Jacob Garnas 2 7 8 15 . . 1-13 ...... 97 Grant Bednar 2 4 8 12 1.0-1 ...... 96 Andrew Stolpe 2 5 6 11 0.5-1 ...... 1 Connor Adams 2 2 6 8 ...... 10 Jake Kittle 2 5 3 8 ...... 31 Kaden Dawe 2 3 5 8 . . . 2 . . . . . 2 Nicholas Cortes 2 5 2 7 ...... 4 Adam Granville 2 3 4 7 1.5-5 ...... 94 Matthew Kean 2 1 5 6 1.5-2 1.0-2 ...... 5 Heath Hovendick 2 4 2 6 1.0-1 ...... 3 Cody Robinson 2 1 5 6 ...... 52 Hayden Penny 2 3 2 5 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . 1 . . 11 Bryan Moore 2 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 93 Grant McGill 2 3 1 4 ...... 90 Nic Braaten 2 1 3 4 ...... 58 Carter Smith 2 2 1 3 ...... 91 Justen Hall 2 1 1 2 ...... 45 Jakob Andreasen 2 . 1 1 ...... 72 Ben Smith 2 1 . 1 ...... 83 Derrick Curtis 2 1 . 1 ...... 22 Tate Schmaderer 2 1 . 1 ...... 23 Tristan Johnson 2 1 . 1 ...... 9 Dakota Prorok 1 1 . 1 ...... 77 A Kammerzell 2 . 1 1 ...... Total 2 76 82 158 9-26 3-16 1-13 3 . 1-0 1 . . Opponents 2 60 48 108 8-32 4-25 3-19 14 3 2-0 1 . .

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Box Score (Final) Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan vs Concordia-M'head (Sep 1, 2018 at Moorhead, Minn.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska Wesleyan 0 3 0 0 3 Concordia-M'head 7 7 14 0 28

Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 10:09 CC - Rylie Sheridan 91 yd run (Tony Kostelecky kick), 1-91 0:15 2nd 12:52 NWU - Jacob Romsa 42 yd field goal, 10-39 2:57 00:26 CC - Kevin Marzolf 7 yd pass from Blake Kragnes (Tony Kostelecky kick), 14-83 6:47 3rd 05:58 CC - Ryan Cihak 9 yd pass from Blake Kragnes (Tony Kostelecky kick), 5-44 2:42 04:35 CC - Blake Kragnes 2 yd run (Tony Kostelecky kick), 2-15 0:28

NWU CC FIRST DOWNS 11 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 17-50 57-373 PASSING YDS (NET) 145 65 Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-13-2 18-11-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 54-195 75-438 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2--1 3-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-64 2-61 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-3 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.8 3-37.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1 Penalties-Yards 4-42 7-86 Possession Time 20:52 39:08 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 7 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 3-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 2-10

RUSHING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 12-43; Colby Ensz 1-11; Kevin Tims 1-3; Jonathan Curti 3-minus 7. Concordia-M'head-Rylie Sheridan 6-128; Blake Kragnes 15-81; Dane Ringquist 11-76; Heitzman 6-30; Logan Hatfield 8-25; Noah Foster 1-15; Brandon Wayne 3-8; Ryan Cihak 3-8; Sean McGuire 1-3; Zach Wolf 1-2; Simon Weller 2-minus 3.

PASSING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 13-37-2-145. Concordia-M'head-Blake Kragnes 11-17-0-65; Sean McGuire 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING: Nebraska Wesleyan-James Skerjanec 3-39; Derrick Curtis 3-35; Alex Segura 2-19; Caleb Conway 2-10; Shaka Taylor 1-19; Prentice Wilson 1-14; Paul Calvert 1-9. Concordia-M'head-Kevin Marzolf 4-32; Ryan Cihak 3-15; Noah Foster 2-12; Jordan Spaeth 1-8; Rylie Sheridan 1-minus 2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska Wesleyan-None. Concordia-M'head-Will Berning 1-3; Jake Erholtz 1-0.

FUMBLES: Nebraska Wesleyan-Kaden Dawe 1-1; Shaka Taylor 1-1. Concordia-M'head-Ryan Cihak 1-1; Rylie Sheridan 1-0; Heitzman 1-0.

Nebraska Wesleyan (0-1) vs. Concordia-M'head (1-0) Date: Sep 1, 2018 • Site: Moorhead, Minn. • Stadium: Jake Christiansen Attendance: 4875

Kickoff time: 1:00pm • End of Game: 3:30pm • Total elapsed time: 2:30 Officials: Referee: Royce Ruter; Umpire: Mark Carey; Linesman: T. Severson; Line judge: Lee Meyer; Back judge: Jeff Hobbs; Field judge: Matt Sogla; Side judge: Joel Traver; Temperature: 72 • Wind: 0-5mph • Weather: Sunny, nice

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Box Score (Final) Nebraska Wesleyan Football Nebraska Wesleyan vs Illinois College (Sep 08, 2018 at Jacksonville, Ill.)

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Nebraska Wesleyan 0 17 0 14 31 Illinois College 0 6 0 6 12

Qtr Time Scoring play 2nd 10:30 NWU - Derrick Curtis 8 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jacob Romsa kick), 8-53 3:49 02:04 NWU - Jacob Romsa 39 yd field goal, 11-37 5:00 01:49 IC - Glen Gibbons Jr 69 yd pass from Drew Chance (Drew Chance pass failed), 1-69 0:12 00:43 NWU - Shaka Taylor 21 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jacob Romsa kick), 6-58 1:00 4th 09:34 NWU - Caleb Conway 5 yd pass from Jonathan Curti (Jacob Romsa kick), 16-99 7:57 07:45 IC - Glen Gibbons Jr 5 yd pass from Drew Chance (Drew Chance pass failed), 6-68 1:44 05:03 NWU - Shaka Taylor 1 yd run (Jacob Romsa kick), 5-70 2:37

NWU IC FIRST DOWNS 22 21 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-132 30-53 PASSING YDS (NET) 298 295 Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-24-1 32-24-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 75-430 62-348 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-52 6-76 Interception Returns-Yards 1-13 1-16 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-23.0 4-37.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-36 2-17 Possession Time 34:34 25:26 Third-Down Conversions 11 of 17 4 of 11 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 1-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 2-15

RUSHING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Shaka Taylor 24-103; Jonathan Curti 9-28; Colby Ensz 2-2; Kevin Tims 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 1. Illinois College-Drew Chance 16-27; Jason Barbour 7-20; Shak Johnson 4-16; Seth Ferguson 2-2; TEAM 1-minus 12.

PASSING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 24-38-1-298. Illinois College-Drew Chance 24-32-1-295.

RECEIVING: Nebraska Wesleyan-Bradley Pelkey 5-111; Shaka Taylor 5-56; Caleb Conway 5-51; James Skerjanec 4-36; Derrick Curtis 2-13; Tate Schmaderer 1-18; Colby Ensz 1-8; Trey Dawson 1-5. Illinois College-Glen Gibbons Jr 8-135; Allen Smith 6-80; Mason Farris 3-32; Austin Patton 3-22; Seth Vaughn 2-22; Dan Bickert 1-8; Brandon Burkes 1-minus 4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska Wesleyan-Jacob Garnas 1-13. Illinois College-Carter Hilley 1-16.

FUMBLES: Nebraska Wesleyan-Jonathan Curti 1-0. Illinois College-TEAM 1-0.

Nebraska Wesleyan (1-1) vs. Illinois College (0-2) Date: Sep 08, 2018 • Site: Jacksonville, Ill. • Stadium: England Stadium Attendance: 1013

Kickoff time: 1:00 PM • End of Game: 3:20 • Total elapsed time: 2:20 Officials: Referee: Michael Goldste; Umpire: James Lawson; Linesman: Adam Hughes; Line judge: Chris Hamilton; Back judge: Tom Lawless; Field judge: Edward Wooten; Side judge: Blake Ohren; Temperature: 60s • Wind: N 15-20 • Weather: Cool and rainy

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