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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2015 FOOTBALL Game 9 • Nov. 7 • Northwestern, 1 p.m. • Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. SCHEDULE | RESULTS @FRIENDS W, 27-17 Saturday, Sept. 5 • 6 p.m Austin Stadium • Wichita, Kan. @MORNINGSIDE L,10-86 Saturday, Sept. 12 • 1 p.m. Olson Stadium • Sioux City, Iowa NEBRASKA WESLEYAN #22 NORTHWESTERN BRIAR CLIFF L, 7-23 (3-5, 2-5 GPAC) (5-3, 4-3 GPAC) Saturday, Sept. 19 • 1:00 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. KICKOFF/DATE: ..........1 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 RANKINGS: .................Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) @MIDLAND W, 30-18 Saturday, Sept. 27 • 1 p.m. ....................................Northwestern (No. 22) Memorial Stadium • Fremont, Neb. COACHES: ..................NWU (Brian Keller; 20th Year, 107-94) ....................................Northwestern (Kyle Achterhoff; 7th Year, 55-18) RADIO: .......................KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM/kfornow.com DOANE L, 7-44 ....................................(Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Oct. 3 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION: ...............NWU Sports Network Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. ....................................(Jeff Motz, Play-by-Play; Lucas Mohrman, Color) SERIES HISTORY: .......29th Meeting; NOR leads 21-7 @CONCORDIA L, 14-47 LIVE VIDEO: ................http://portal.stretchinternet.com/nwu/ Saturday, Oct. 10 • 1 p.m. LIVE STATS: ................nwusports.com Bulldog Stadium • Seward, Neb. TWITTER: ....................@NWUSports , @NWUFootball DORDT W, 27-14 Saturday, Oct. 17 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • Nebraska Wesleyan returns home this Saturday as they host 22nd- @DAKOTA WESLEYAN L, 17-52 ranked Northwestern College in GPAC Football action at Abel Stadium. Saturday, Oct. 31 • 1 p.m. Joe Quintal Field • Mitchell, S.D. • The Prairie Wolves need a victory on Saturday to prevent having back- to-back losing seasons for the first time in 20 years. Not since the 1995- 96 seasons did NWU have two straight years finishing below .500. NORTHWESTERN Saturday, Nov. 7 • 1 p.m. • NWU has not defeated Northwestern in Lincoln since the GPAC started Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. as the last win over the Red Raiders was in the 1999 season. HASTINGS • Northwestern ranks 2nd in the NAIA in total defense and 6th in the Saturday, Nov. 14 • 1 p.m. nation in scoring defense, holding all eight of their opponents under 28 Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. points. • Seven of the past eight games between NWU and Northwestern in Lincoln have been decided by eight points or less. 2015 Prairie Wolves Football • Game NiNe • NWU vs NorthWesterN • Nov. 7, 2015 Page 1 2015 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,500 Record: 3-5 (2-5 GPAC) National Affiliation ...............................................NAIA Conference .........................Great Plains Athletic (GPAC) Sept. 5 at #21 Friends .......................W, 27-17 Nickname ................................................. Prairie Wolves Sept. 12 at #3 Morningside* ................ L, 10-86 Colors ................................................. Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity) ....................... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 19 BRIAR CLIFF* ............................ L, 7-23 Surface ..............................................................FieldTurf Sept. 26 at Midland* ..........................W, 30-18 Athletic Director ............................................Dr. Ira Zeff Oct. 3 #10 DOANE* ........................... L, 7-44 - Football Information - Oct. 10 at Concordia* ........................ L, 14-47 Head Coach .................................................. Brian Keller Oct. 17 DORDT* ................................W, 27-14 Alma Mater ...............................Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 31 at #19 Dakota Wesleyan* ...... L, 17-52 Record at NWU ........................................ 107-94 (.532) Nov. 7 #22 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 #22 NORTHWESTERN Heath Staples ...................................................Secondary Zach Stover ......................................................Secondary Record: 5-3 (4-3 GPAC) Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers First Year of Football ............................................1896 Sept. 5 at #22 Tabor .............................W, 9-7 All-Time Record .......................................... 497-431-42 Sept. 12 at Dordt ..................................W, 47-7 2014 Record ............................................................. 4-6 Sept. 19 CONCORDIA .........................W, 17-14 Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Overall GPAC Titles .....................................................1 Sept. 26 at #13 Doane ......................... L, 21-28 NAIA Playoff Appearances .........................................5 Oct. 3 #4 MORNINGSIDE .................... L, 7-27 NAIA Postseason Record ........................................ 1-5 Oct. 17 at Hastings ............................W, 24-17 Last NAIA Postseason Appearance ......................2000 Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 24 #21 DAKOTA WESLEYAN ....... L, 17-27 Oct. 31 at Briar Cliff .............................W, 21-0 Media Contact Nov. 7 at Nebraska Wesleyan ........1:00 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 14 MIDLAND ............................... 1:00 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected] 2015 Prairie Wolves Football • Game NiNe • NWU vs NorthWesterN • Nov. 7, 2015 Page 2 2015 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES TAYLOR HAS CAREER DAY ON THE GROUND Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller is in Sophomore running back Shaka Taylor his 20th season at the helm of his alma mater had his best performance of his young career (NWU ‘83). The winningest coach in NWU on Saturday at Dakota Wesleyan. football history, Keller has compiled an 107-94 Taylor (Norfolk, Neb.) was the feature back (.532) record in his 20 seasons. He is the dean of the NWU offense and set career highs for of all GPAC coaches and was the 2000 GPAC carries and yards. Taylor ran the ball 24 times Coach-of-the-Year. for 126 yards in the loss to the Tigers. Keller now ranks 11th among active NAIA coaches with The 100-yard performance was the first time a NWU his 107 victories. back had topped 100 yards on the ground in 18 games, with Kyle Achterhoff is in his seventh season as head coach the last time coming by Dustin Bryant in the 2013 season of the Northwestern College football program. In his seven finale. seasons he has guided the Red Raiders to a 55-18 overall A product of Lutheran High Northeast HS, Taylor is the record and three straight trips to the NAIA Playoffs. Last leading rusher for the Prairie Wolves with 395 yards on 99 season, he led the Red Raiders to a share of the GPAC Cham- carries averaging 56.4 yards a game. He has three rushing pionship. Prior to taking over as the head coach, Achterhoff touchdowns, one receiving touchdown and has throw a TD was an assistant for the Red Raiders from 1998-2009. pass. THE NWU-NORTHWESTERN SERIES GREEN SCORES TD 3 DIFFERENT WAYS NWU and Northwestern are playing for the 29th time in Quarterback Ben Green reached the end football on Saturday in a series that was first played in 1987. zone last Saturday against Dakota Wesleyan, Northwestern holds a distinct 21-7 advantage in the series as he caught his first career pass for a TD on and has won 14 of the last 15 meetings over NWU. The lone a reverse pass from Corey Jones. It was the win for the Prairie Wolves during that stretch was a 22-8 win third different way that Green has accounted during the 2013 season. for a touchdown in 2015. Green has throw a Nebraska Wesleyan is 5-10 against Northwestern in Lin- touchdown pass, ran for a TD and now caught coln, but has dropped the last eight games to the Red Raiders a touchdown. dating back to the 1999 season. Seven of those eight losses Green (Elkhorn, Neb.) has started every game at quarter- during that stretch were decided by eight points or less, with back for the Prairie Wolves completing exactly 50 percent of two of the games going to overtime. his passes on the year. He is 124-248 for 1,258 yards with six touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also has ran for 203 NWU IN