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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2017 FOOTBALL Game 1 • Sept. 2 • Concordia College, 1:00 p.m. • Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. SCHEDULE | RESULTS CONCORDIA (Minn.) Saturday, Sept. 2 • 1 p.m Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. @ILLINOIS WESLEYAN Saturday, Sept. 9 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. NEBRASKA WESLEYAN CONCORDIA (MINN.) COE (0-0, 0-0 IIAC) (0-0, 0-0 MIAC) Saturday, Sept. 16 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. KICKOFF/DATE: ..........1 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 RANKINGS: .................Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) @CENTRAL Saturday, Sept. 23 • 1 p.m. ....................................Concordia (Not Ranked) Schipper Stadium • Pella, Iowa COACHES: ..................NWU (Brian Keller; 22nd Year, 112-99) ....................................Concordia (Terry Horan; 17th Year, 111-53) RADIO: .......................KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM /kfornow.com LORAS ....................................(Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Sept. 30 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION: ...............NWU Sports Network Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. ....................................(Jeff Motz, Play-by-Play; John Harris, Color) SERIES HISTORY: .......1st Meeting @LUTHER LIVE VIDEO: ................http://portal.stretchinternet.com/nwu/ Saturday, Oct. 7 • 1 p.m. LIVE STATS: ................nwusports.com Carlson Field • Decorah, Iowa TWITTER: ....................@NWUSports , @NWUFootball DUBUQUE Saturday, Oct. 14 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • The Prairie Wolves open the 2017 football season this Saturday when they host Concordia College, Moorhead, an NCAA III school located in @BUENA VISTA Saturday, Oct. 21 • 1 p.m. Moorhead, Minn. NWU went 4-6 one year ago, while Concordia was 7-3. Rollins Stadium • Storm Lake, Iowa • Saturday will be the first ever meeting between Nebraska Wesleyan and Concordia in football. Saturday marks just the 5th time NWU has SIMPSON played football versus a school out of Minnesota, and the first time since Saturday, Nov. 4 • 1 p.m. 1987 when they faced Gustavus Adolphus. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • NWU was picked to finish 6th in the IIAC preseason poll, with Concor- @WARTBURG dia being selected 3rd in the MIAC in their preseason poll. Saturday, Nov. 11 • 1 p.m. Walston-Hoover Stadium • Waverly, Iowa • Nebraska Wesleyan has several questions on offense as they must replace their starting quarterback, two starting running backs and the top receiver who were all lost to graduation. They do return five players with starting experience on the offensive line. 2017 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME ONE • NWU VS CONCORDIA • SEPT. 2, 2017 Page 1 2017 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,800 Record: 0-0 (0-0 IIAC) National Affiliation .............................NCAA Division III Conference ................Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC) Sept. 2 CONCORDIA COLLEGE .........1:00 pm Nickname ................................................. Prairie Wolves Sept. 9 at Illinois Wesleyan ................. 1:00 pm Colors ................................................. Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity) ....................... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 16 COE* ..................................... 1:00 pm Surface ..............................................................FieldTurf Sept. 23 at Central* ............................. 1:00 pm Athletic Director ............................................Dr. Ira Zeff Sept. 30 LORAS* ................................. 1:00 pm - Football Information - Oct. 7 at Luther* .............................. 1:00 pm Head Coach .................................................. Brian Keller Oct. 14 DUBUQUE* ............................ 1:00 pm Alma Mater ...............................Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 21 at Buena Vista* ...................... 1:00 pm Record at NWU ........................................ 112-99 (.531) Nov. 4 SIMPSON* ............................. 1:00 pm Career Record ........................................................same Phone ...................................................... 402-465-2354 Nov. 11 at Wartburg* ......................... 1:00 pm Assistant Coaches ......................................................... * Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Kevin Crume ................................. Defensive Coordinator Caleb Armstrong .....................Linebackers/Special Teams Ray Corona .............................................. Kickers/Punters Alex Czeranko ..........................................Wide Receivers Tyler Francis ................................................ Quarterbacks Paul Harris .................................................Defensive Line Mike Johnson ............................................Defensive Line Corey Jones ............................................................. Slots Rod Jones .................................................. Offensive Line Chip Lange ............................................... Running Backs CONCORDIA COLLEGE Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers Dave Watenpaugh ...........................................Tight Ends Record: 0-0 (0-0 MIAC) First Year of Football ............................................1896 All-Time Record .......................................... 502-438-42 Sept. 2 at Nebraska Wesleyan ........1:00 pm 2016 Record ............................................................. 4-6 Sept. 9 WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER ..... 1:00 pm Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Sept. 16 BETHEL .................................. 1:00 pm Overall IIAC Titles ........................................................0 Playoff Appearances ...................................................5 Sept. 30 GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS........... 1:00 pm Postseason Record .................................................. 1-5 Oct. 7 at St. Thomas ......................... 1:00 pm Last Postseason Appearance .....................2000 (NAIA) Oct. 14 at Hamline ............................. 1:00 pm Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 21 AUGSBURG ............................ 1:00 pm Media Contact Oct. 28 at Carleton ............................. 1:00 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 4 ST. OLAF ................................ 1:00 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Nov. 11 at Saint John’s ........................ 1:00 pm Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected] 2017 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME ONE • NWU VS CONCORDIA • SEPT. 2, 2017 Page 2 2017 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES TAYLOR RETURNS AS FEATURE BACK FOR NWU OFFENSE Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller begins his 22nd The Prairie Wolves offense may have lost a 1st-Team season at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The win- All-Conference running back to graduation (Joel Wiedel), but ningest coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an they do get another All-Conference performer back. 112-99 (.531) record in his 21 seasons. Junior Shaka Taylor (Norfolk, Neb.) returns to the field Keller still holds the distinction of the longest tenured in 2017 after missing the entire 2016 season due to injury. head coach among all Iowa Conference programs. Taylor figures to be a focal point of the Prairie Wolves offense Terry Horan is in his 17th season as head football coach this year coming out of the backfield. at his alma mater, Concordia College. He has guided the Taylor led the team in rushing in 2015 with 484 yards Cobbers to a 111-53 record in 16 seasons, including five and three TDs averaging 4.0 yards a carry to earn All-GPAC straight seasons with at least seven wins. Horan has twice honorable mention. He also caught 17 passes for 119 yards been the MIAC Coach of the Year and led the Cobbers to with two TDs and threw a TD pass. The Lutheran High two NCAA III Playoff appearances. Northeast HS graduate was also a top return man on special teams and figures to take over those duties in 2017. THE NWU-CONCORDIA MOORHEAD SERIES Saturday will be the first time that Nebraska Wesleyan HEALTHY O-LINE RETURNS IN 2017 and Concordia College have ever met on the football field. Nebraska Wesleyan returns three starters on the offen- sive line from the 2016 squad that was among the national NWU IN SEASON OPENERS leaders in sacks allowed. The two remaining starting spots Nebraska Wesleyan is 55-49-5 (.527) all-time in season will be filled by players that missed most of 2016, but are opening games. The Prairie Wolves are now 11-10 in season experienced and talented linemen. opening games under Coach Keller. Junior Jacob LaMarche injured his ankle in game one This will be the sixth time that NWU has played a non last year and missed the rest of the year. He is back healthy conference home game to open the season under Coach to start at one guard spot and should be one of the top of- Keller. The Prairie Wolves are 5-1 in those games, with the fensive linemen in the league. Senior Kyle Kuncl also missed only loss occurring in 2013 versus Tabor College. all of last season with injury, but he has returned and will be the starter at right tackle. The other three returning starters on the line are center NWU AGAINST NON CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Nebraska Wesleyan has played a total of 346 non confer- Joey Mueller, left tackle Trevor McKeown and