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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL ATHLETICS Golden Bear Football 2018 Game Notes cspbears.com/football Assistant Athletic Director/Communications: Josh Deer | Ph: 651.641.8893 | Email: [email protected] | Fax: 651.641.8767 SID GA/Football Assistant: Cole Schuessler | Email: [email protected] | Address: 1282 Concordia Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104 QUICK FACTS CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL (2-4 NSIC, 2-2 NSIC SOUTH) School: .................................Concordia University, St. Paul Address: ................................................1282 Concordia Ave AT ...................................................................... St. Paul, MN 55104 Founded/Enrollment: .......................................1893 / 5,038 UNIVERSITY OF MARY Nickname: ..........................................................Golden Bears (0-6 NSIC, 0-4 NSIC NORTH) School Colors: .................................................... Navy & Gold Stadium/Capacity: .............. Sea Foam Stadium / 3,500+ Game 7 | Saturday, October 13, 2:00 p.m. Surface: ....................................................................... Sprinturf Affiliation: ........................................NCAA Division II / NSIC MDU Resources Community Bowl (6,000) | Bismarck, N.D. | NSIC North-South game President: .....................................................Rev. Dr. Tom Ries Watch Online: cspbears.com/watch | Radio: KFYR 550 AM (Bismarck) | TV: Director of Athletics: ...................Mark “Lunch” McKenzie Athletic Dept. Phone: ................................. (651) 641-8854 Live Stats: goumary.com/sidearmstats/football/summary NSIC Live Football Scoreboard: nsicscores.com/football.htm FOOTBALL HISTORY THIS WEEK: BEARS LOOK TO SPOIL UMARY HOMECOMING season, starting back in the first week of fall training camp. After falling 35-28 in its homecoming game at Sea Foam Stadi- Captains are selected by the coaching staff based on perfor- First year of football: ....................................................... 1969 um last week to Northern State, the Concordia-St. Paul football mance on the field and as a leader in practice, meetings and in All-time record: .......................................................215-268-2 team (2-4 NSIC, 2-2 South) looks to spoil the University of Mary’s general day-to-day activities. NCAA Division II-era record: ..................................... 99-117 (0-6 NSIC, 0-4 North) homecoming this Saturday at 2 p.m. at the NSIC Record: ................................................................... 81-104 Community Bowl in Bismarck. On offense, senior tight end John Damrow is joined by four-time NSIC Championships: ....................................2 (2003, 2005) game captain junior offensive linemanRich Kelly while junior All-time bowl/playoff record: .......................................... 0-3 defensive lineman Kelly Pierce repeats as defensive game cap- Each team is attempting to put a losing streak in the past: for tain and is joined by sophomore defensive end Chris Garrett. Years in postseason play: ....................................... 3 (MWB) CSP it’s a 13-game road losing streak dating back to a week 2 Mineral Water Bowl Appearances: ...................................... win at Minnesota Crookston in 2016 as CSP started head coach A full listing of the team captains is available on page 5. ........................................... 2010, vs Pittsburg State (L, 9-13) Shannon Currier’s second stint leading the program with a 2-0 .............................. 2005, vs Missouri Western St. (L, 23-35) record that year. For UMary, it’s a 15-game losing streak against SERIES HISTORY: UMARY 4, CONCORDIA 3 .............................. 2003, vs Missouri Western St. (L, 14-24) the NSIC South Division dating back to a week 3 win in the 2014 The Golden Bears look to even the series entering the eighth season against Concordia-St. Paul. The Marauders have also lost meeting between the programs, with the Marauders winning COACHING STAFF 10-straight games overall, last beating Minnesota Crookston in three of the last four but CSP coming off a 17-0 shutout win in week 7 last season. the most recent game at Sea Foam Stadium in 2016. Although Head Coach: ............................................... Shannon Currier Concordia has won in Bismarck, North Dakota in a decade, last Alma Mater: ................................. Hamline University (‘93) LISTEN TO SHANNON CURRIER’S COACHES SHOW winning 17-7 at the Community Bowl in 2008, they’ve only Record at School: ........................................38-34 (7th year) New this year, the Coach Shannon Currier Show debuted on made one trip to North Dakota’s capital city since, falling 20-13 Career Record: .......................................... 58-69 (12th year) 1440 AM KYCR radio in the Twin Cities following the prep foot- in the 2014 season. CSP holds a 2-1 road record against UMary, Assistant Coaches: ..................................................................... ball game of the week. The show is hosted by Wally Langfel- also winning the first meeting between the teams, 22-19 in Defensive Coordinator/DB ................................Craig Stern low of Minnesota Score, and will be a weekly airing following 2006. The teams played four years in a row when the series be- Pass Game Coordinator/QB ...................... Houston Jones the prep football game of the week, typically in the 9 p.m. to 10 gan in 2006 to 2009 but now play every other year in the NSIC Run Game Coordinator/OL ................................ Jon Medlo p.m. hour. This week’s show is the fourth episode and features North-South Division format. Spec. Teams & Recruiting Coord./LB ...... Jake Munkwitz player guest interviews with junior offensive lineman Rich Defensive Backs .....................................................Mike Bond Kelly and sophomore linebacker Andy Aune. In head coach Shannon Currier’s tenure (2000-03 & 2016-pres- Defensive GA/DL .............................................Kerry Grigsby ent), he holds a 1-0 record with the only meeting being the Wide Receivers ..............................................Josh Rosenthal For fans who miss the show or are outside of the radio station’s 2016 shutout at Sea Foam Stadium (17-0). Tight Ends .........................................................Reed Johnson Twin Cities reach, the entire show will also be accessible via Running Backs .........................................................Jim Honsa the CSP Bears Podcast, available in Spotify, iTunes, Google Play LAST MEETING, 2016: CONCORDIA 17, UMARY 0 Defensive Line .................................................. Justin Lerfald Music, Stitcher and TuneIn Radio. It will be available either late The last time CSP and UMary met, the Golden Bears claimed Defensive Backs Assistant ...............................Russell Gary Friday night after the initial airing or on Saturday morning. a 17-0 victory. That game took place on September 3rd, 2016 Offensive Line Assistant .................................. Jim Stangler at Sea Foam Stadium, and opened the season for both teams. Defensive Scout Team ...........................Dwayne Waltower For the second time this year, the CSP Bears Podcast featured a Student Assistant.................................................Peter Xiong Concordia football player, with this week’s guest senior kicker In Shannon Currier’s first game back as the head coach of the Strength & Conditioning.....................................Rich White Jonas Schenderlein. The German native talked about his up- Golden Bears, CSP claimed their first shutout since 2013, limit- Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................Ted Trzynka bringing, first experiences with American football and what it’s ing the Marauders to just 208 yards of total offense. The sec- like being scouted by multiple NFL franchises. The first-ever ondary was especially stout in that contest, holding UMary to TEAM INFORMATION episode featured senior transfer quarterback Dom McKinzy. just 63 passing yards. 2018 TEAM CAPTAINS CSP racked up rushing yards to move the ball, gaining 222 Overall record last year: .....................................................2-9 Concordia head coach Shannon Currier has announced plans yards on the ground in the win. They were led by 113 yards on Conference record / finish: ........................ 2-9 NSIC (14th) to have rotating team captains each week throughout the fall 13 carries from senior running back Darius Chapes. Division record / finish: ............................... 0-7 South (8th) Postseason: .........................................................................none 2018 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Starters retuning/lost: ........................................Total: 16/15 Date Opponent Location - Stadium Time/Result ...................................................................................Offense: 8/3 8/30 * ^ at #20 Sioux Falls (S.D.) Sioux Falls, S.D. - Bob Young Field (3,400) L, 24-27 ..................................................................................Defense: 4/7 9/8 * ^% Upper Iowa St. Paul, Minn. - Sea Foam Stadium (3,500) W, 34-7 .......................................................................Special Teams: 4/4 9/15 * ^ at #2 Minnesota State Mankato, Minn. - Blakeslee Stadium (7,000) L, 13-46 9/20 * ^& Wayne State (Neb.) St. Paul, Minn. - Sea Foam Stadium (3,500) W, 29-7 all games (home & away) broadcast live on the 9/29 * # at #8 Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minn. - Malosky Stadium (4,500) L, 3-32 web at www.cspbears.com/watch