CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, ST. PAUL ATHLETICS Golden Bear Football 2019 Game Notes cspbears.com/football Assistant Athletic Director/Communications: Josh Deer | Ph: 651.641.8893 | Email: [email protected] Fax: 651.641.8767 | Address: 1282 Concordia Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104 QUICK FACTS CONCORDIA-ST. PAUL (1-0 NSIC, 1-0 NSIC SOUTH) School: .................................Concordia University, St. Paul Address: ................................................1282 Concordia Ave AT ...................................................................... St. Paul, MN 55104 Founded/Enrollment: .......................................1893 / 5,038 UPPER IOWA Nickname: ..........................................................Golden Bears (0-1 NSIC, 0-1 NSIC SOUTH) School Colors: .................................................... Navy & Gold Stadium/Capacity: .............. Sea Foam Stadium / 3,500+ Game 2 | Saturday, September 14, 6:00 p.m. Surface: ........................................................................FieldTurf Affiliation: ........................................NCAA Division II / NSIC Harms-Eischeid Stadium (3,500) | Fayette, Iowa | NSIC North Division game Interim President: .........................................Dr. Eric LaMott Watch Online: cspbears.com/watch | Radio: AM 950 KOEL (Oelwein, IA) Director of Athletics: ...................................Regan McAthie Athletic Dept. Phone: ................................. (651) 641-8854 Live Stats: sidearmstats.com/uiu/football NSIC Live Football Scoreboard: nsicscores.com/football.htm FOOTBALL HISTORY THIS WEEK: CSP HITS THE ROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME community with local radio station WFNU (94.1 FM) starting a Concordia hits the road for the first time this season, taking on regular segment to air on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The first First year of football: ....................................................... 1969 Upper Iowa for the Peacocks’ home opener for a 6 p.m. Saturday air time is set for September 21, but the station has started re- All-time record: .......................................................219-270-2 night kickoff. CSP is coming off a 41-17 win over Sioux Falls on cording interviews for a podcast titled “Concordia-St. Paul Score- NCAA Division II-era record: ...................................103-119 Thursday night while Upper Iowa was shutout in a 52-0 road board” which is available on Spotify and Anchor. Follow WFNU NSIC Record: ................................................................... 85-106 loss to Augustana on Saturday. Frogtown Radio’s CSP connections at @ScoreboardCSP and NSIC Championships: ....................................2 (2003, 2005) @651SportsUpdate. The first interview features was with head All-time bowl/playoff record: .......................................... 0-3 The Golden Bears haven’t won a road night game since a 17-14 coach Shannon Currier, and this week’s guest is senior quarter- Years in postseason play: ....................................... 3 (MWB) win on September 14, 2013 at Bemidji State, looking to snap a back Maxon Hutton. Mineral Water Bowl Appearances: ...................................... nine game road night game losing streak. Since coach Shannon ........................................... 2010, vs Pittsburg State (L, 9-13) Currier has returned to the program in 2016, CSP is 0-3 in road SMERCHEK FEATURED ON NSIC RADIO SHOW .............................. 2005, vs Missouri Western St. (L, 23-35) night games, with all three decided by five points or less. Following an NSIC Defensive Player of the Week performance, .............................. 2003, vs Missouri Western St. (L, 14-24) junior linebacker Dalton Smerchek was featured on the NSIC “COACH C” BECOMES CSP’S ALL-TIME WINS LEADER Radio Spotlight show, which is available online at northernsun. COACHING STAFF Last year in his seventh year as head coach at Concordia, Shan- org. The show is played all over the NorthernSun territory map non Currier became the school’s all-time wins leader, winning on stations that cover opposing programs. Head Coach: ............................................... Shannon Currier his 41st game 16-10 at SMSU in week 10 on November 3, 2018, Alma Mater: ................................. Hamline University (‘93) surpassing Mark Mauer (40-39), who coached the program for 2019 TEAM CAPTAINS Record at School: ........................................42-36 (8th year) seven seasons from 2004-10. CSP head coach Shannon Currier will have rotating team cap- Career Record: .......................................... 62-71 (13th year) tains each week for the second year in a row. Captains are select- Assistant Coaches: ..................................................................... Currier, now in his eighth season, carries a 42-36 career record, ed by the coaching staff based on performance on the field and Defensive Coordinator/DB ................................Craig Stern has a 25-12 home record and is 8-0 in home openers. He’s as a leader in practice, meetings and day-to-day activities. Pass Game Coordinator/QB .............................. Ollie Taylor been head coach across two different stints, 2000 to 2003 and Run Game Coordinator/OL ................................ Jon Medlo 2016-present while also serving as head coach at Truman State This week’s game captain: senior offensive linemanRich Kelly Spec. Teams & Recruiting Coord./LB ...... Jake Munkwitz for five seasons from 2004-08. More on Coach Currier on page 3. (2x) and senior quarterback Maxon Hutton (2x) on offense and juniors Chris Garrett (2x) and Dalton Smerchek on defense. A Defensive Backs .....................................................Mike Bond full listing of the team captains is available on page 5. Defensive GA/DL .............................................Kerry Grigsby COACHES SHOW RETURNS TO TWIN CITIES RADIO IN 2019 The Coaches Show with Shannon Currier is back for a second Tight Ends .........................................................Reed Johnson DOBBS HONORS FALLEN FRIEND WITH NUMBER CHANGE Running Backs .........................................................Jim Honsa year, once again hosted by Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Senior defensive end Jackson Dobbs changed jersey numbers Defensive Line .................................................. Justin Lerfald Score. The show airs following the Minnesota high school foot- from 98 to 26 to honor Billy Brown, Jr., a linebacker who gradu- Wide Receivers ......................................................... EJ Shelby ball game of the week, typically on Friday evenings in the 9 p.m. ated from CSP in May, 2018. Billy passed away shortly after gradu- Offensive Scout/LB................................................ Tim Lydon to 10 p.m. hour on KYCR 1440 AM radio, available in the Twin Cit- ating while working out in the Twin Cities in June. The two were Offensive Scout Team .......................................Peter Bisson ies metro area. This week’s guests include senior defensive line- close friends, and head coach Shannon Currier has opted to Defensive Scout Team ...........................Dwayne Waltower man TJ Diallo and senior offensive lineman Ethan Aune. honor Brown by selecting a player who fits Billy’s work ethic and Student Assistant................................................... Alain Yang commitment to the program to wear the number each season. Strength & Conditioning............................... Eric Overland For fans who miss the show or are outside of the radio station’s Dobbs has racked up 129 career tackles, 20.5 TFL and 13.0 Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................Ted Trzynka Twin Cities reach, the entire show is accessible via the CSP Bears Podcast, available in Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher and Google sacks in 29 games and is a sixth year senior. Play Music. It will typically be uploaded late Friday night (after TEAM INFORMATION NSIC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK the initial air time) or Saturday morning prior to the game. The Golden Bears strong start with a 41-17 win over Sioux Falls has led to the team’s first NSIC Player of the Week selection: Overall record last year: .....................................................5-6 CSP MAKES FROGTOWN RADIO DEBUT IN ST PAUL Conference record / finish: ...........................5-6 NSIC (9th) Wk Opp Player Award Stat Concordia continues to make a positive impression in the St. Paul 1 USF Dalton Smerchek Def 9 TT, 1.5 TFL, FF, FR Division record / finish: ............................... 3-4 South (5th) Postseason: .........................................................................none 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Starters retuning/lost: ........................................Total: 16/15 Date Opponent Location - Stadium Time/Result .................................................................................Offense: 9 / 2 9/5 * ^% Sioux Falls (S.D.) St. Paul, Minn. - Sea Foam Stadium (3,500) W, 41-17 ................................................................................Defense: 9 / 2 9/14 * ^ at Upper Iowa Fayette, Iowa - Harms-Eischeid Stadium (3,500) 6:00 .....................................................................Special Teams: 2 / 3 9/21 * ^& #3 Minnesota State St. Paul, Minn. - Sea Foam Stadium (3,500) 12:00 9/28 * ^ at Wayne State (Neb.) Wayne, Neb. - Memorial Stadium (2,500) 6:00 all games (home & away) broadcast live on the 10/5 * at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn. - Husky Stadium (4,198) 1:00 web at www.cspbears.com/watch 10/12 * # MSU Moorhead St.