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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2015 FOOTBALL Game 1 • Sept. 5 • Friends University, 6:00 p.m. • Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kan. SCHEDULE | RESULTS @FRIENDS Saturday, Sept. 5 • 6 p.m Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kan. @MORNINGSIDE Saturday, Sept. 12 • 1 p.m. Olson Stadium • Sioux City, Iowa NEBRASKA WESLEYAN #21 FRIENDS BRIAR CLIFF (0-0, 0-0 GPAC) (0-0) Saturday, Sept. 19 • 1:00 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. KICKOFF/DATE: ..........6 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 RANKINGS: .................Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) @MIDLAND Saturday, Sept. 27 • 1 p.m. ....................................Friends (No. 21) Memorial Stadium • Fremont, Neb. COACHES: ..................NWU (Brian Keller; 20th Year, 104-89) ....................................Friends (Monty Lewis; 13th Year, 85-39) RADIO: .......................KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM DOANE ....................................(Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Oct. 3 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION: ...............None Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. SERIES HISTORY: .......1st Meeting LIVE AUDIO: ...............kfor1240.com @CONCORDIA LIVE VIDEO: ................http://portal.stretchinternet.com/friends/ Saturday, Oct. 10 • 1 p.m. LIVE STATS: ................nwusports.com Bulldog Stadium • Seward, Neb. TWITTER: ....................@NWUSports , @NWUFootball DORDT Saturday, Oct. 17 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • The Prairie Wolves open the 2015 football season in the inaugural GPAC/KCAC Challenge as they travel to Wichita, Kan., to face 21st- @DAKOTA WESLEYAN Saturday, Oct. 31 • 1 p.m. ranked Friends University on Saturday. Joe Quintal Field • Mitchell, S.D. • Saturday will be the fi rst ever meeting between Nebraska Wesleyan and Friends in football. NORTHWESTERN Saturday, Nov. 7 • 1 p.m. • Both teams are starting new quarterbacks in the season opener. Ben Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. Green takes over for Nebraska Wesleyan and Kris Denton is making his second career start for the Falcons. HASTINGS Saturday, Nov. 14 • 1 p.m. • NWU was picked to fi nish 7th in the GPAC preseason poll, while Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. Friends was selected 3rd in the KCAC in their preseason poll. • Nebraska Wesleyan begins the season with two straight road games against NAIA Top 25 opponents. 2015 Prairie Wolves Football • Game one • nWU vs Friends • sePt. 5, 2015 Page 1 2015 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,500 Record: 0-0 (0-0 GPAC) National Affiliation ...............................................NAIA Conference .........................Great Plains Athletic (GPAC) Sept. 5 at #21 Friends ......................6:00 pm Nickname ................................................. Prairie Wolves Sept. 12 at #3 Morningside* ................ 1:00 pm Colors ................................................. Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity) ....................... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 19 BRIAR CLIFF* .......................... 1:00 pm Surface ..............................................................FieldTurf Sept. 26 at Midland* ........................... 1:00 pm Athletic Director ............................................Dr. Ira Zeff Oct. 3 DOANE* ................................ 1:00 pm - Football Information - Oct. 10 at Concordia* ........................ 1:00 pm Head Coach .................................................. Brian Keller Oct. 17 DORDT* ................................. 1:00 pm Alma Mater ...............................Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 31 at Dakota Wesleyan* ............. 1:00 pm Record at NWU ........................................ 104-89 (.539) Nov. 7 NORTHWESTERN* .................. 1:00 pm Career Record ........................................................same Phone ...................................................... 402-465-2354 Nov. 14 HASTINGS* ............................ 1:00 pm Assistant Coaches ......................................................... * Great Plains Athletic Conference game Kevin Crume ................................. Defensive Coordinator Caleb Armstrong .......................................Defensive Line Ray Corona .............................................. Kickers/Punters Alex Czeranko ..........................................Wide Receivers Jordan Delbaugh ................................ Special Teams/Slots Steve Fox .........................................................Tight Ends Tyler Francis ................................................ Quarterbacks Mike Johnson ............................................Defensive Line Rod Jones .................................................. Offensive Line Chip Lange ............................................... Running Backs #21 FRIENDS Heath Staples ...................................................Secondary Zach Stover ......................................................Secondary Record: 0-0 Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers First Year of Football ............................................1896 Sept. 5 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN ........6:00 pm All-Time Record .......................................... 494-426-42 Sept. 12 at Southwest Baptist .............. 7:00 pm 2014 Record ............................................................. 4-6 Sept. 19 at St. Mary ............................. 7:00 pm Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Overall GPAC Titles .....................................................1 Sept. 26 at Sterling .............................. 6:00 pm NAIA Playoff Appearances .........................................5 Oct. 3 SOUTHWESTERN .................... 3:00 pm NAIA Postseason Record ........................................ 1-5 Oct. 10 at Kansas Wesleyan ................ 3:00 pm Last NAIA Postseason Appearance ......................2000 Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 17 McPHERSON .......................... 1:30 pm Oct. 24 TABOR ................................... 1:30 pm Media Contact Oct. 31 at Bethany ............................. 1:30 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 7 at Bethel ................................ 1:30 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Nov. 14 OTTAWA ................................ 1:30 pm Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected] 2015 Prairie Wolves Football • Game one • nWU vs Friends • sePt. 5, 2015 Page 2 2015 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES WOLVES LOOK TO GO GREEN AT QUARTERBACK Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller begins his 20th season For the first time in three seasons, Nebraska Wesleyan at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest will have a new man under center as they begin the 2015 coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an 104-89 season. Junior Ben Green has earned the starting nod in (.539) record in his first 19 seasons. He is the dean of all game one by winning the job in fall camp. GPAC coaches and was the 2000 GPAC Coach-of-the-Year. Green (Elkhorn, Neb.) has never completed a pass in a Keller now ranks 11th among active NAIA coaches with varsity game, playing majority of his first two years on the his 104 victories. junior varsity squad. He was a Class B honorable mention Monty Lewis is in his 13th season as head football All-State QB as a senior at Elkhorn South HS, leading the coach at Friends University. Lewis is 85-39 all-time at Friends, team to the playoffs. He set 11 school records in his two leading the Falcons to three KCAC Championships. Prior to seasons with the Storm. coming to Friends, Lewis was head coach at Southwestern He takes over for Tyler Francis, who is the all-time leading College from 1993-2001, winning three KCAC Titles. He passer in NWU history. Green learned from Francis in his first ranks 5th on the NAIA active coaching win list with a 145-71 two seasons and will continue that this year as Tyler Francis (.671) overall record in 22 seasons. remained with the program as the Quarterbacks Coach. THE NWU-FRIENDS SERIES LARSON A 4-YEAR STARTER AT WIDE RECEIVER Saturday will be the first time that Nebraska Wesleyan With a new quarterback under center, the Prairie Wolves and Friends University have ever met on the football field. receivers need to step up their game to make big plays. One player that can be counted on to be consistent on a NWU IN SEASON OPENERS weekly basis is senior captain Ryan Larsen. Larsen is entering Nebraska Wesleyan is 53-49-5 (.519) all-time in season his fourth straight season as a starter for the NWU offense. opening games. The Prairie Wolves are now 9-10 in season Last season, Larsen was honorable mention All-GPAC making 27 opening games under Coach Keller. NWU has lost their last catches for 321 yards with two touchdowns. Several of his two season opening games. receptions resulted in first downs or were made with defenders This will be just the sixth time that NWU has played a in his face. non conference road game to open the season under Coach The Elkhorn, Neb., native has made 60 career receptions Keller. The Prairie Wolves are 2-3 in those games, including a for 719 yards with three touchdowns. He has increased his 36-0 loss at Tabor last season. catch total in each of his seasons. NWU AGAINST NON CONFERENCE OPPONENTS DEFENSE ANCHORED BY LINEBACKING GROUP Nebraska Wesleyan has played a total of 343 non confer- No