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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2016 FOOTBALL Game 5 • Oct. 1 • Luther, 1:00 p.m. • Carlson Stadium • Decorah, Neb. 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 LUTHER WARTBURG L, 28-38 (1-3, 0-2 IIAC) (1-2, 0-1 IIAC) Saturday, Sept. 17 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. KICKOFF/DATE: ..........1 p.m. | Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 RANKINGS: .................Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) COE L, 17-48 Saturday, Sept. 24 • 1 p.m. ....................................Luther (Not Ranked) Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. COACHES: ..................NWU (Brian Keller; 21st Year, 109-98) ....................................Luther (Aaron Hafner; 4th Year, 12-22) RADIO: .......................KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM /kfornow.com @LUTHER ....................................(Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Oct. 1 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION: ...............None Carlson Stadium • Decorah, Iowa SERIES HISTORY: .......3rd Meeting, tied 1-1 LIVE VIDEO: ................http://portal.stretchinternet.com/luther/ @DUBUQUE LIVE STATS: ................none Saturday, Oct. 8 • 1 p.m. TWITTER: ....................@NWUSports , @NWUFootball Chalmers Field • Dubuque, Iowa CENTRAL Saturday, Oct. 15 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • The Nebraska Wesleyan football team hits the road for the first time this season when the Prairie Wolves travel to Decorah, Iowa to face @SIMPSON Saturday, Oct. 29 • 1 p.m. Luther College on Saturday. Buxton Stadium • Indianola, Iowa • NWU has dropped three straight games to fall to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in IIAC play as they are looking for their first every Iowa Conference victory @BUENA VISTA in football. Saturday, Nov. 5 • 1 p.m. Rollins Stadium • Storm Lake, Iowa • Luther College is also looking for their first conference victory as they enter Saturday’s matchup at 1-2 overall and 0-1 in IIAC action. LORAS Saturday, Nov. 12 • 1 p.m. • The Norse feature a run-heavy offense ranking 11th in all of NCAA III Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. averaging 296.7 yards per game on the ground. Luther has completed just nine total passes in the first three games. 2016 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME FIVE • NWU VS LUTHER • OCT. 1, 2016 Page 1 2016 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,500 Record: 1-3 (0-2 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* ............................1:00 pm - Football Information - Oct. 8 at Dubuque* .......................... 1:00 pm Head Coach .................................................. Brian Keller Oct. 15 CENTRAL* ............................. 1:00 pm Alma Mater ...............................Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 29 at Simpson* ........................... 1:00 pm Record at NWU ........................................ 109-98 (.526) 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 LUTHER Chip Lange ............................................... Running Backs Heath Staples ...................................................Secondary Record: 1-2 (0-1 IIAC) Zach Stover ......................................................Secondary Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers Sept. 3 UW-La Crosse ........................ L, 14-45 First Year of Football ............................................1896 Sept. 10 at St. Olaf .............................W, 46-40 All-Time Record .......................................... 499-435-42 Sept. 24 DUBUQUE* ............................ L, 17-30 2015 Record ............................................................. 4-6 Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Oct. 1 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN* ......1:00 pm Overall IIAC Titles ........................................................1 Oct. 8 at Simpson* ........................... 1:00 pm Playoff Appearances ...................................................5 Oct. 15 at Buena Vista* ...................... 1:00 pm Postseason Record .................................................. 1-5 Last Postseason Appearance .....................2000 (NAIA) Oct. 22 COE* ..................................... 1:00 pm Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 29 at Loras* ................................ 1:00 pm Nov. 5 at Wartburg* ......................... 1:00 pm Media Contact Nov. 12 CENTRAL* ............................. 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 FIVE • NWU VS LUTHER • OCT. 1, 2016 Page 2 2016 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES ALL-PURPOSE WIEDEL AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller is in his 21st season Senior running back Joel Wiedel has at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest been a major part of the Prairie Wolves coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an 109-98 offense through the first four games of the (.526) record in his first 20 seasons. After being the dean of 2016 season. coaches in the GPAC, Keller begins his first year coaching in Wiedel (Fremont, Neb.) leads the team the IIAC. in rushing (407 yards), kick returns (293 Keller still holds the distinction of the longest tenured yards) and also has been used as a receiver head coach among all Iowa Conference programs. out of the backfield to sit third on the team Aaron Hafner is in his fourth season as the head coach in receiving yards (92). at Luther College. Hafner has compiled a 12-22 overall mark All those yards have Wiedel ranked 9th among all NCAA in his four years as head coach of the Norse. Hafner came to Division III players in all-purpose yards. Wiedel is averaging Luther after spending seven years as the offensive coordina- 198.0 yards of all-purpose yardage per game with 792 yards tor at William Penn University. His offensive teams were in from the line of scrimmage in four games. the top five in the nation from 2008-12 and set the NAIA Wiedel leads the Iowa Conference in kick returns at 26.6 single season rushing record in 2010 with 4,476 yards. yards per return. He had another 45 yard kick return last Hafner was head coach at two high schools in Missouri. week against Coe, the third return of over 30 yards this year. He is a 1997 graduate of Pittsburg State University in Kansas. DARNER SETS CAREER HIGH FOR RECEPTIONS THE NWU-LUTHER SERIES Junior wide receiver Bryce Darner had Saturday will be the third time that Nebraska Wesleyan his best game in a Prairie Wolves uniform and Luther College are meeting in football. The teams have last week in the Homecoming game versus split the previous two meetings. Both games were played at Coe College. a neutral site. Darner caught a career-high six passes The last time the two teams played was the final game for 76 yards to lead the team in both cat- of the 1994 season when the two teams met on Nov. 10 in egories. He also caught a touchdown pass Cedar Falls, Iowa and played inside the UNI Dome. The Norse on a key fourth down play to cut the lead won that game, 17-7. to just two scores. NWU won the first meeting during the 1989 season on The Millard West H.S., graduate has made nine catches Nov. 9, 1989 also at the UNI Dome. NWU shut out Luther, the past two weeks after going the first two games without a 28-0, to secure a spot in the NAIA II Playoffs. reception. Darner is one of four NWU players that has nine catches NWU IN THE IOWA CONFERENCE on the season to share the team lead. Ryan Schneider, This is week three for Nebraska Wesleyan