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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2018 FOOTBALL Game 2 • Sept. 8 • Illinois College, 1 p.m. • England Stadium • Jacksonville, Ill. SCHEDULE | RESULTS @CONCORDIA (Minn.) L, 3-28 Saturday, Sept. 1 • 1 p.m Jake Christiansen Stadium • Moorhead, Minn. @ILLINOIS COLLEGE Saturday, Sept. 8 • 1 p.m. England Stadium • Jacksonville, Ill. NEBRASKA WESLEYAN ILLINOIS COLLEGE @SIMPSON (0-1, 0-0 American Rivers) (0-1, 0-0 Midwest Conf.) Saturday, Sept. 15 • 1 p.m. Buxton Stadium • Indianola, Iowa KICKOFF/DATE: ..........1 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 RANKINGS: .................Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) WARTBURG Saturday, Sept. 22 • 1 p.m. ....................................Illinois College (Not Ranked) Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. COACHES: ..................NWU (Brian Keller; 23rd Year, 114-108) ....................................Illinois College (Ray DeFrisco; 3rd Year, 11-10) 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: .......First Meeting LIVE VIDEO: ................https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ic/ CENTRAL LIVE STATS: ................https://portal.stretchinternet.com/ic/ 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 • The Prairie Wolves play their second of two non-conference games on Saturday when they travel to Jacksonville, Ill., to face Illinois College in LUTHER Saturday, Oct. 20 • 1 p.m. the first ever meeting between the two teams. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • Both teams are looking for their first win of the season as well as their first touchdown scored of the 2018 season. NWU lost 28-3 in the @DUBUQUE opener with Illinois College being shutout 21-0. Saturday, Oct. 27 • 2 p.m. Chalmers Field • Dubuque, Iowa • NWU needs to get the offense on track this week after being held to just 195 total yards in game one. It was the first time the Prairie Wolves BUENA VISTA were held under 200 yards in 28 games. Saturday, Nov. 3 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • Illinois College was picked to finish 3rd in the South Division of the Midwest Conference Preseason Poll. The Blueboys return 13 starters from the 2017 team that finished 5-5 overall. 2018 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME TWO • NWU VS ILLINOIS COLLEGE • SEPT. 8, 2018 Page 1 2018 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,800 Record: 0-1 (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 ......................1 pm 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 ...................................... 114-108 (.514) 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 ILLINOIS COLLEGE Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers Dave Watenpaugh ...........................................Tight Ends Record: 0-1 (0-0 MWC) First Year of Football ............................................1896 All-Time Record .......................................... 504-447-42 Sept. 1 at Rhodes ................................. L, 0-21 2017 Record ............................................................. 2-8 Sept. 8 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN .............1 pm Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Sept. 22 at University of Chicago .............. 1 pm Overall American Rivers Titles ...................................0 Playoff Appearances ...................................................5 Sept. 29 BELOIT COLLEGE ......................... 7 pm Postseason Record .................................................. 1-5 Oct. 6 at Cornell College ....................... 1 pm Last Postseason Appearance .....................2000 (NAIA) Oct. 13 MONMOUTH COLLEGE ............... 1 pm Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 20 at Knox College .......................... 1 pm Media Contact Oct. 27 GRINNELL COLLEGE .................... 1 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 3 at Lake Forest College ................. 1 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Nov. 10 MWC Championship Weekend .....TBA Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected] 2018 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME TWO • NWU VS ILLINOIS COLLEGE • SEPT. 8, 2018 Page 2 2018 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES BALANCED GROUP OF WIDE RECEIVERS Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller begins his 23rd season Just like was the case one year ago, Nebraska Wesleyan’s at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest offense featured several different receivers getting into the coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an 114- game with seven players recording at least one catch. 108 (.514) record in his 22 seasons. Seniors James Skerjanec and Derrick Curtis both had Keller still holds the distinction of the longest tenured three receptions to lead the team against Concordia. Sker- head coach among all American Rivers Conference programs. janec had the biggest play of the game with his 26-yard Ray DeFrisco is in his third season as head football reception. coach at Illinois College. He has guided the Blueboys to an Three players made their first career collegiate recep- 11-10 record in his first three seasons. Prior to becoming tions last Saturday. Alex Segura, Prentice Wilson and Paul head coach he was the defensive coordinator at Illinois Col- Calvert all caught passes from quarterback Jonathan Curti lege from 2008-2015. He was the special teams coordinator in the season opener. and defensive line coach from 2006-07. DeFrisco is a 2002 graduate of North Park University. ROMSA SPECIAL IN HIS DEBUT Freshman Jacob Romsa made the most of his opportu- THE NWU-ILLINOIS COLLEGE SERIES nity on special teams in his first college game last Saturday. Saturday marks the first time Nebraska Wesleyan and Romsa, who was recruited to NWU as a defensive back, Illinois College have met in football. won the place kicking duties when Jackson Hinze was injured It is the second straight season the Prairie Wolves have during fall camp. traveled to Illinois for a game in week two as they faced Il- He responded in a big way booting a 42-yard field goal linois Wesleyan last season. for the team’s only points of the game. It was the longest field goal made by any American Rivers Conference player NWU ON THE ROAD IN DIII NON-CONFERENCE GAMES during week one and tied for 9th longest among all NCAA III For the second straight week the Prairie Wolves face a made field goals in the opening week. NCAA III opponent on the road, an occurrence that is very rare during Coach Keller’s tenure. DEFENSE LED BY DEXTER IN WEEK ONE NWU hasn’t won a road non-conference DIII game since Making his first career start, junior linebacker Micah 2001 when they opened the year defeating Upper Iowa. Dexter led the Nebraska Wesleyan defense in tackles against Saturday is just the seventh time that Coach Keller has played Concordia-Moorhead last Saturday. a non-conference road game against a NCAA III school. He is Dexter (Stuart, Neb.) recorded 11 total tackles, including 2-4 in his previous six games. five solo and 0.5 tackles for loss. His 11 tackles tied for the third highest total among American Rivers Conference defen-