WesleYaN 2014 Football

Game 3 • Sept. 20 • Briar Cliff University, 7:30 p.m. • Dakota Dome • Vermillion, S.D.

SCHEDULE | RESULTS @#8 TABOR L, 0-36 Saturday, Sept. 6 • 2 p.m Wiens Stadium • Hillsboro, Kan.

#3 MORNINGSIDE L, 19-83 Saturday, Sept. 13 • 1 p.m. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN BRIAR CLIFF @BRIAR CLIFF (0-2, 0-1 GPAC) (0-2, 0-1 GPAC) Saturday, Sept. 20 • 7:30 p.m. Dakota Dome • Vermillion, S.D.

KICKOFF/DATE: ...... 7:30 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 NORTHWESTERN RANKINGS: ...... Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) Saturday, Sept. 27 • 1 p.m...... Briar Cliff (Not Ranked) Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. COACHES: ...... NWU (Brian Keller; 19th Year, 100-85) ...... Briar Cliff (Tom Rethman; 7th Year, 15-53) RADIO: ...... KFOR 1240 AM @DOANE ...... (Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Oct. 4 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION: ...... none Al Papik Field • Crete, Neb. SERIES HISTORY: ...... 12th Meeting; NWU Leads 10-1 LIVE AUDIO: ...... kfor1240.com CONCORDIA LIVE VIDEO: ...... n/a Saturday, Oct. 11 • 1 p.m. LIVE STATS: ...... n/a Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.

@DORDT Saturday, Oct. 18 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Open Space Park • Sioux Center,

• Nebraska Wesleyan hits the road this Saturday looking for their fi rst DAKOTA WESLEYAN win of the 2014 season as they take on Briar Cliff University in a GPAC Saturday, Nov. 1 • 1 p.m. football contest played at the Dakota Dome in Vermillion, S.D. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb.

• Both NWU and Briar Cliff are 0-2 on the season as both teams faced ranked opponents in each of their fi rst two games. @MIDLAND Saturday, Nov. 8 • 1 p.m. • The Prairie Wolves defense wants to get back to their traditionally Memorial Stadium • Fremont, Neb. strong performance this week after allowing a NAIA worst 622.5 yards per game throught the fi rst two weeks of action. @HASTINGS Saturday, Nov. 15 • 1 p.m. • Only once in the previous 11 meetings has Briar Cliff defeated the Lloyd Wilson Stadium • Hastings, Neb. Prairie Wolves in foootball.

• Saturday will be the only night game of the season for NWU with kickoff set for 7:30 pm.

2014 Prairie Wolves Football • Game three • NWU vs briar CliFF • sePt. 20, 2014 Page 1 2014 NWU Football Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location...... Lincoln, Neb. President...... Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment...... 1,500 Record: 0-2 (0-1 GPAC) National Affiliation...... NAIA Conference...... Great Plains Athletic (GPAC) Sept. 6 at #8 Tabor...... L, 0-36 Nickname...... Prairie Wolves Sept. 13 #3 MORNINGSIDE*...... L, 19-83 Colors...... Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity)...... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 20 at Briar Cliff*...... 7:30 pm Surface...... FieldTurf Sept. 27 NORTHWESTERN*...... 1:00 pm Athletic Director...... Dr. Ira Zeff Oct. 4 at Doane*...... 1:00 pm - Football Information - Oct. 11 CONCORDIA*...... 1:00 pm Head Coach...... Brian Keller Oct. 18 at Dordt*...... 1:00 pm Alma Mater...... Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Nov. 1 DAKOTA WESLEYAN*...... 1:00 pm Record at NWU...... 100-85 (.541) Nov. 8 at Midland*...... 1:00 pm Career Record...... same Phone...... 402-465-2354 Nov. 15 at Hastings*...... 1:00 pm Assistant Coaches...... * Great Plains Athletic Conference game Kevin Crume...... Defensive Coordinator Ray Corona...... Kickers/Punter Alex Czeranko...... Wide Receivers Jordan Delbaugh...... Special Teams/Offensive Line Steve Fox...... Tight Ends Kory Kahlandt...... Slot Backs Chip Lange...... Running Backs John Larsen...... Quarterbacks Brandon Reeves...... Defensive Assistant Chris Shipley...... Defensive Line BRIAR CLIFF Heath Staples...... Secondary Dan Thurin...... Linebackers Record: 0-2 (0-1 GPAC)

First Year of Football...... 1896 Aug. 30 #11 BENEDICTINE...... L, 3-21 All-Time Record...... 490-424-42 Sept. 13 at #21 Dakota Wesleyan...... L, 16-27 2013 Record...... 6-4 Sept. 20 NEBRASKA WESLEYAN...... 7:30 pm Overall Conference Titles...... 22 Overall GPAC Titles...... 1 Sept. 27 at Dordt...... 1:00 pm NAIA Playoff Appearances...... 5 Oct. 4 HASTINGS...... 1:00 pm NAIA Postseason Record...... 1-5 Oct. 11 at Northwestern...... 11:00 am Last NAIA Postseason Appearance...... 2000 Result:...... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 16 DAKOTA STATE...... 7:00 pm Oct. 25 MORNINGSIDE...... 7:30 pm Media Contact Nov. 1 at Midland...... 1:00 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 8 at Doane...... 1:00 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Nov. 15 CONCORDIA...... 1:00 pm Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected]

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The Coaches Francis Productive At Quarterback Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller is in his 19th season Despite the lopsided loss last Saturday to at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest Morningside, senior quarterback Tyler Francis coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an 100-85 still put together a solid performance under (.543) record in his first 18 seasons. He is the dean of all center for the Prairie Wolves. GPAC coaches and was the 2000 GPAC Coach-of-the-Year. Francis (Lincoln, Neb.) went 16-27 for Keller now ranks 9th among active NAIA coaches with 248 yards with two touchdowns and only one his 100 victories. interception in just three quarters of playing time. Francis Tom Rethman is in his seventh season as the head led NWU to an opening game TD drive, then later threw two coach at Briar Cliff University. He has posted a 15-53 overall touchdown passes of his own. The 67-yard TD screen pass to record in seven seasons with the Chargers. Rethman came Joey Jones in the 3rd quarter was the longest pass completion to BCU after various assistant coaching stops at NCAA I-AA in Francis’ career. institutions Illinois State and Southern Illinois as well as NCAA In two games, Francis is averaging 199.0 passing yards DIII schools Knox College, Carroll College and Wisconsin per game to rank sixth in the GPAC in passing. He connected -Oshkosh where he was the offensive coordinator. on 59% of his passes vs Morningside after hitting just 36% in the opener. For his career, Francis has completed 57% of The NWU-Briar Cliff Series his passes. He needs just 11 more completions to move up This Saturday will be the 12th meeting between Briar to 6th on the NWU career list and 21 more completions to Cliff and Nebraska Wesleyan in football. The series began climb into the top 5. when BCU joined the Great Plains Athletic Conference in 2003. Zumpfe Is Go-To Receiver Nebraska Wesleyan has dominated the all-time series After getting just one reception in the with a 10-1 advantage over the Chargers. The lone win for season opener, senior captain Connor Zumpfe BCU came in 2009 in a 8-7 win over NWU at Abel Stadium. came to life as the Prairie Wolves top receiver Over the last three seasons the Prairie Wolves have outscored last week versus Morningside. Zumpfe caught the Chargers by an average score of 39-9. seven passes for a career-high 102 yards, all in the first half against the Mustangs. NWU In The GPAC On one drive alone, the combination of Zumpfe and Nebraska Wesleyan is 75-57 against GPAC competition Francis connected on four passes, including an 8-yard TD since the league was started in 2000. The Prairie Wolves are reception to cap the drive. Zumpfe had two receptions over currently third among current GPAC teams in total victories. 25 yards in the game. Briar Cliff has a 22-86 overall record against conference His 100-yard performance was the first by a NWU wide foes since joining the league in 2003. The Chargers best finish receiver since Brian Pieper had over 100 yards against Doane in the GPAC standings was 6th place in 2006. in 2011.

Under The Dome Running Game Looking To Get Established The past two seasons, Briar Cliff University will play all its With the graduation of an All-GPAC running back and home games in the Dakota Dome located on the campus of four starting offensive lineman, Coach Keller knew the running the University of in Vermillion, S.D. BCU will attack would take a hit to start the 2014 season, but he play in Sioux City, Iowa in its final home game of 2014. expects the Prairie Wolves to improve on their early season This will not be the first time that Nebraska Wesleyan rushing totals. has played in the Dakota Dome under Coach Keller. To open Through two games, NWU has rushed for a total of just the 2004 season, NWU faced the University of Sioux Falls on 55 yards averaging 1.1 yards per carry to rank second to last Sept. 4 in the Dakota Dome. NWU came up just short, 20-14, in the NAIA in rushing yards. With a rash of injuries in the to the No. 3 USF team. backfield and numerous backs carrying the ball, only one Nebraska Wesleyan only previous game in a dome was in NWU player has more than 10 run attempts on the season. the 1994 season when they faced in the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. They lost to Luther 17-7. Movement Across Offensive Line Due to some injuries and inconsistent play, the Nebraska Strength Of Schedule Wesleyan offensive line is expected to have a different look Nebraska Wesleyan has faced the toughest schedule of this week at Briar Cliff. any team in the country to open the 2014 season. The Prairie Jack McAreavey moves from center to starting left Wolves two losses came against teams that currently are both tackle to replace Andrew Blocker who was injured in the ranked in the top four of the NAIA Top 25. Morningside sits at Morningside game. Nick Smith, who played majority of last No. 2, while Tabor is No. 4. Next week’s opponent, Northwestern week’s game, will take over as the starting center this week. College is ranked No. 18.

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Defense Allowing Rare Point Explosions 2014 NAIA Top 25 Poll In five of the past seven seasons, the Nebraska Wesleyan defense (Released Sept. 15) has ranked in the top ten in the country in scoring defense. This season, NWU has allowed 119 points through the first two games for an average of 59.5 points per game to currently rank in a tie for second No. School (1st votes) Record to last in the NAIA. 1. Grand View (15) 2-0 Facing two of the top offenses in the country in the first two 2. Morningside 2-0 weeks, the Prairie Wolves are ready to clamp down and get back to playing the true NWU tough defense. 3. Baker 2-0 Last week, NWU allowed 83 points which is the most ever by a 4. Tabor 2-0 team under Coach Keller and the most points allowed in nearly 100 5. Rocky Mountain 3-0 years. The last time that many points were allowed to a Nebraska Wesleyan opponent was in 1917 when the University of Nebraska 6. Faulkner 3-0 defeated NWU 100-0. 7. Carroll 1-1 8. Georgetown 1-0 Shoemaker Impressive In First Start 9. Southern Oregon 3-0 In his first every start in a college football game, sophomore safety Riley Shoemaker put together an 10. Saint Xavier 2-0 impressive performance in the secondary. 11. Cumberlands 1-1 Shoemaker (Grand Island, Neb.) led the Prairie 12. Saint Francis, Ind. 1-1 Wolves with 19 total tackles, including 12 solo stops on the day against the Mustangs. His 19-tackle output is 13. Missouri Valley 0-1 the most tackles in a game for a NWU defender since the final game 14. St. Francis, Ill. 2-0 of the 2011 season when All-American Brett Kaczor had 20 tackles 15. Dakota Wesleyan 2-0 against . A graduate of Grand Island Central Catholic H.S., Shoemaker 16. Ottawa 1-1 entered the starting lineup last week as fellow G.I.C.C. graduate Seth 17. Benedictine 1-1 Wardyn moved down into a starting linebacker position. Shoemaker 18. Northwestern 1-1 has 25 total tackles through the first two game. 19. Lindsey Wilson 2-1 Avoiding The 0-3 Start 20. William Penn 2-1 Nebraska Wesleyan is looking to avoid an 0-3 start to the 2014 21. Cumberland 1-1 season. Only three times in 19 seasons under Coach Keller have the Prairie Wolves started a season with three consecutive losses. 22. Peru State 1-1 The most recent time the Prairie Wolves started 0-3 was the 23. Langston 1-1 2010 season when NWU lost to Concordia, Morningside and Northwestern 24. Friends 1-1 to begin the year. Other two seasons with three consecutive losses were in 2008 and in Coach Keller’s first season of 1996. T25. Eastern Oregon 1-1 In both the 2010 and 2008 season, two of the three initial losses T25. St. Ambrose 1-1 were to teams that were ranked in the NAIA Top 25.

Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma Baptist 19, Taylor 17, Midland 15, Robert Morris 12, Hastings 10, Bacone 9. Kentucky Christian 5, Sterling 3

Inside the NWU Offense Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) 109 49 (45%) 60 (55%) 3 8

Inside the Opponents’ Offense Plays Rush Pass Runs (10+yards) Passes (20+yards) 176 135 (77%) 41 (23%) 27 7

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2014 GPAC STANDINGS The Last Time.... NWU shut out an opponent: 10/19/13, Dordt (28-0) NWU was shut out: 9/6/14, Tabor (36-0) Team ...... GPAC ...... Overall NWU rallied from a 4th quarter defi cit: 10/5/13, vs. Doane DWU (15) ...... 1-0 ...... 2-0 (trailed 19-7; won 20-19) NWU blew a 4th quarter lead: 9/19/09, vs. Northwestern (led 20-10; lost 24-20) HAS ...... 1-0 ...... 2-0 NWU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 9/6/14, vs. Tabor MID ...... 1-0 ...... 2-0 (2 penalties – 15 yards)

MOR (2) ...... 1-0 ...... 2-0 NWU eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 9/26/09, vs. Dordt (317 yards) NWU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 11/16/02, vs. Peru State (464 yards) NOR (18) ...... 1-0 ...... 1-1 A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 11/16/13, Dustin Bryant (101) vs. Hastings A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 200 yards rushing: 10/22/05, Cody Hoegh (227) vs. Dakota Wesleyan A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 11/16/02, Roy Jacobson (345) vs. Peru State CNC ...... 0-1 ...... 1-1 A Prairie Wolf rushed for 4 TDs: 10/10/09, Kory Kahlandt (5 TDs) vs. Dana BCU ...... 0-1 ...... 0-2 NWU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/9/13, vs. Midland (359 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 250 yards passing: 10/20/12, Tyler Francis (256) vs. Concordia DOA ...... 0-1 ...... 0-2 A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/9/13, Tyler Francis (359) vs. Midland A Prairie Wolf passed for 4 TDs: 11/16/13, Tyler Francis (4 TDs) vs. Hastings DOR ...... 0-1 ...... 0-2

NWU eclipsed 500 yards of total offense: 11/9/13, vs. Midland (509 yards) NWU ...... 0-1 ...... 0-2 NWU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 10/30/94 vs. Midland Lutheran (603 yards) A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 11/9/13, Tyler Francis (359) vs. Midland This Week’s Action A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 9/14/96, Dusten Olds (411) vs. Austin

Saturday, Sept. 20 Midland at Concordia, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 9/13/14, Connor Zumpfe (102) vs. Morningside A Prairie Wolf eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 10/4/86, Tim Beebe (272) vs. Benedictine Hastings at Doane, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf caught 2 TDs: 9/17/11, Tim Immonen (2 TDs) vs. Morningside Northwestern at Dak Wesleyan, 1 pm A Prairie Wolf caught 3 TDs: 11/13/04, Tyler Gingery (3TDs) vs. Dakota Wesleyan Dordt at Morningside, 7 pm Neb Wesleyan at Briar Cliff, 7:30 pm NWU returned a punt for a TD: 9/10/11, Cody Eiler, 71 yards vs. Midland NWU returned a kickoff for a TD: 10/29/11, Cody Eiler, 90 yards vs. Briar Cliff Last Week’s Results: NWU returned an interception for a TD: 11/9/13, Brandon Reeves, 17 yards vs. Midland NWU returned a fumble for a TD: 9/29/12, Cody Eiler, 15 yards, vs. Northwestern Hastings 48, Concordia 43 #13 Northwestern 17, Doane 10 (ot) NWU had a punt returned for a TD: 11/2/13, Trev Schroeder, Dakota Wesleyan (13 yards) #3 Morningside 83, Neb Wesleyan 19 NWU had a kickoff returned for a TD: 11/12/11, Tyson Buresh, Hastings (97 yards) Midland 35, Dordt 0 NWU had an interception returned for a TD: 10/5/13, Kam Lenhart, Doane (15 yards) #21 Dak Wesleyan 27, Briar Cliff 16 NWU had a fumble returned for a TD: 9/15/12, Marcus Smith, Morningside (0 yards)

GPAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Devin Thomas, WR, Morningside

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Anthony Cervantes, LB, Dakota Wesleyan

SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK none

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NWU-BCU OFFENSIVE COMPARISON SCOUTING THE CHARGERS Briar Cliff looks to be one of the most improved teams Total Offense G Yds Yds/G in the Great Plains Athletic Conference in 2014. The Char- Nebraska Wesleyan (9) 2 453 226.5 gers are still looking for their fi rst winning football season Briar Cliff (6) 2 744 372.0 since joining the GPAC in 2003, but appear to be on the Rushing Offense G Yds Yds/G verge of a breakthrough year. Nebraska Wesleyan (10) 2 55 27.5 BCU has been very competitive in their fi rst two losses, Briar Cliff (9) 2 168 84.0 dropping a 21-3 decision to #11 Benedictine on Aug. 30, then falling 27-16 Passing Offense G Yds Yds/G at #21 Dakota Wesleyan last week in Mitchell, S.D. Briar Cliff pulled within Nebraska Wesleyan (6) 2 398 199.0 four points early in the 4th quarter at DWU, but a late TD by the Tigers sealed Briar Cliff (1) 2 576 288.0 the victory. The strength of the Chargers through the fi rst two games has been their Scoring Offense G Pts Pts/G Nebraska Wesleyan (T7) 2 19 9.5 passing attack. Briar Cliff leads the GPAC and ranks 14th in the NAIA in pass Briar Cliff (T7) 2 19 9.5 yards per game at 288.0. Quarterback Kevin Van Egdom has completed 43-96 passes for 576 yards through the fi rst two games. Last week he Passing Effi ciency C-A-TD-I Rat. passed for 340 yards with two TDs at Dakota Wesleyan. Van Egdom passed Nebraska Wesleyan (6) 26-60-2-3 100.1 Briar Cliff (7) 43-96-2-2 97.9 for over 2,000 yards with 16 touchdowns in 2013, earning honorable mention All-GPAC but was hurt by 17 interceptions. He has thrown two interceptions Kickoff Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret so far in 2013. Nebraska Wesleyan (6) 18 321 17.8 Senior receiver Bret Van Muyden leads the GPAC with 14 catches this Briar Cliff (8) 8 131 16.4 season. Van Muyden has 14 receptions for 172 yards after getting eight 3rd Down Conversion Con Att Pct catches for 129 yards last week. He was fi fth in the GPAC last year with 50 Nebraska Wesleyan (7) 7 27 25.9 receptions for 774 yards with seven touchdowns. Briar Cliff (8) 8 31 25.8 The two other BCU starting wide receivers also have good numbers after Penalties G Yds Yds/G two games. Lavon Wright has nine catches for 166 yards with two TDs, Nebraska Wesleyan (1) 2 52 26.0 while Tyler McGhee has eight grabs for 130 yards. Briar Cliff (T5) 2 146 73.0 At running back, Mitch Heikes is back as the starter in the backfi eld for the Chargers. Heikes has run for 137 yards on 33 carries in the fi rst two games. Last season he fi nished with 740 rushing yards. NWU-BCU DEFENSIVE COMPARISON On defense, the Chargers are led by All-American safety Steven Trujillo. Trujillo has 23 tackles on the year with 2.0 TFL and an interception. He fi nished Total Defense G Yds Yds/G the 2013 season with 87 tackles and six interceptions to earn All-GPAC recog- Nebraska Wesleyan (10) 2 1245 622.5 nition. Briar Cliff (7) 2 791 395.5 As a team, BCU already has 16.0 tackles-for-loss. Nose tackle Marshall Rushing Defense G Yds Yds/G Ellis has a team-high 3.5 TFL with 1.5 quarterback sacks. Nebraska Wesleyan (10) 2 827 413.5 Briar Cliff (9) 2 445 222.5 NWU vs. briar CliFF odds & eNds Passing Defense G Yds Yds/G • Two years ago, the Nebraska Wesleyan defense set a new school record for Nebraska Wesleyan (5) 2 418 209.0 rushing defense allowing just 660 yards the entire season (66.0). Through Briar Cliff (4) 2 346 173.0 the fi rst two games this season, NWU has already allowed 830 yards (415.0) Scoring Defense G Pts Pts/G surpassing the 2012 season total by 170 yards. Nebraska Wesleyan (10) 2 119 59.5 Briar Clif (4) 2 48 24.0 • Seth Wardyn extended his consecutive start streak to 32 games last week, but for the fi rst time in his career he started at an outside linebacker position Punt Returns Ret Yds Yds/Ret Nebraska Wesleyan (10) 4 10 2.5 instead of his normal safety spot. Briar Cliff (9) 4 18 4.5 • The 67-yard TD pass from Tyler Francis to Joey Jones was the longest play Turnovers G Mar Per/G for the Nebraska Wesleyan offense in 45 games dating back to Oct. 24, 2009 Nebraska Wesleyan (T9) 2 -5 -2.5 Briar Cliff (5) 2 0 0.0 when NWU had a pass completion of 77 yards against Concordia and a 68- yard run in the same game. Punting No Yds Avg. Nebraska Wesleyan (2) 14 564 40.3 • Opponents have ran 65 more offensive plays than Nebraska Wesleyan Briar Cliff (4) 14 539 38.5 through the fi rst two games and held the ball for an average of 12:00 more in time of possession. (GPAC Ranking)

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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN OFFENSE BRIAR CLIFF DEFENSE SE 83 Ryan Larsen (6-1, 190, Jr.) DE 73 Savino Lebron (6-0, 265, So.) 82 Connor Davis (6-0, 200, Sr.) 99 Ron Tortorello (6-2, 230, Jr.) LT 59 Jack McAreavey (6-6, 295, Jr.) NT 90 Marshall Ellis (6-2, 300, Sr.) 64 Brandon Chunka-Butler (5-10, 220, Fr.) 58 Gabe Navarro (6-2, 298, So.) LG 51 T.J. Westfall (5-11, 265, Sr.) DE 40 Matt Miller (6-3, 260, Sr.) 78 Mitch Howard (6-2, 315, Fr.) 56 Tyler Dean (5-11, 228, So.) C 66 Nick Smith (6-1, 270, Jr.) OLB 2 Kendrick Page (5-8, 185, Sr.) 59 Jack McAreavey (6-6, 295, Jr.) 8 Devin Yabo (6-0, 195, Sr.) RG 50 Jeb Nordby (5-10, 265, So.) SLB 5 Kenny Thompson (5-11, 230, Sr.) 61 Kyle Kuncl (6-1, 265, Fr.) 38 Derek White (6-0, 198, Fr.) RT 58 Garret McCarthy (6-0, 235, So.) WLB 57 Josh Block (6-0, 205, Jr.) 54 Trevor Vallier (6-0, 260, Jr.) 45 Ryan Babcock (6-0, 210, Fr.) TE 87 Derek Hord (6-2, 220, Sr.) OLB 41 Hoy Thompson (5-11, 190, So.) 9 Maury Lorence (6-1, 220, Sr.) 43 Tanner Schumacher (5-7, 180, Sr.) FL 81 Connor Zumpfe (6-2, 205, Sr.) CB 1 John Carter (5-10, 177, So.) 88 Ryan Schneider (6-1, 185, So.) 27 EJ Olszewski (5-10, 160, Fr.) Slot 5 Corey Jones (5-8, 165, Jr.) FS 10 Steve Trujillo (6-0, 175, Sr.) 18 Crew Keller (5-9, 175, So.) 31 Eric Nicholsen (5-10, 185, Sr.) QB 1 Tyler Francis (6-2, 245, Sr.) SS 35 Kenny Hanes (5-11, 200, Sr.) 6 Ben Green (6-5, 220, So.) 46 Spencer Sinclair (5-9, 180, So.) FB 25 Nick Lovell (5-10, 225, Sr.) CB 23 Jerry Oseguera (6-0, 175, Jr.) 21 Austin Ruskamp (5-8, 175, So.) 27 EJ Olszewski (5-10, 160, Fr.) RB 26 Joey Jones (5-10, 190, Sr.) 35 Shaka Taylor (5-10, 185, Fr.)

NEBRASKA WESLEYAN DEFENSE BRIAR CLIFF OFFENSE DL 95 David Jennings (6-0, 225, Sr.) WR 3 Lavon Wright (5-10, 165, Jr.) 92 Austin Ackerman (6-0, 210, So.) 88 Miles Jones (5-9, 175, Fr.) DL 96 Sean Lindgren (5-11, 230, Sr.) LT 55 Cody Jordan (6-1, 255, Sr.) 90 Austin Shook (6-0, 250, Fr.) 79 Calee Ewing (6-4, 320, So.) DL 94 Phil Latimer (6-0, 255, Sr.) LG 63 Josh Canter (6-0, 260, So.) 97 Jace Hemenway (5-9, 260, So.) 68 Dallas Garringer-Kaapuni (6-0, 275, Fr.) DL 91 Max Lorence (6-2, 230, Jr.) C 60 AJ Glaros (6-0, 290, So.) 98 Tripp Skutt (6-1, 220, Fr.) 75 Matthew Del Campo (5-9, 265, Jr.) LB 32 Kalen Vandenberg (6-0, 200, Jr.) RG 62 Matt Jacobs (5-11, 305, Jr.) 39 Jake Bianco (6-0, 210, Sr.) 68 Dallas Garringer-Kaapuni (6-0, 275, Fr.) LB 53 Hunter Hand (6-1, 215, Jr.) RT 74 Rudy Rivera (6-1, 275, Jr.) 47 Eli Bricker (5-10, 215, Fr.) 79 Calee Ewing (6-4, 320, So.) LB 43 Seth Wardyn (6-0, 205, Sr.) WR 80 Bret Van Muyden (6-1, 190, Sr.) 40 Brandon McGill (5-11, 205, Jr.) 9 Fred Fields (6-0, 210, Jr.) CB 3 Andy Chleborad (5-9, 180, So.) WR 4 Tyler McGhee (6-1, 178, Jr.) 14 Drew Ongna (6-1, 185, Jr.) 9 Fred Fields (6-0, 210, Jr.) S 11 Aaron Baney (6-3, 190, Sr.) QB 7 Kevin Van Egdom (6-4, 212, Jr.) 29 Gunnar Garner (5-9, 180, Fr.) 11 Matt Quick (6-4, 250, So.) S 33 Riley Shoemaker (6-1, 205, So.) HB 28 Brady Van Dusen (6-1, 218, Sr.) 10 Wes Boettcher (5-11, 180, Jr.) 21 Reggie Williams (6-1, 220, Jr.) CB 15 Eric Richards (5-9, 175, Sr.) TB 25 Mitch Heikes (5-11, 200, Jr.) 24 Garrett Farr (5-9, 170, Jr.) 30 Matt Koester (5-9, 185, Fr.)

SPECIALTY SPECIALTY PK 30 Andrew Gelb (5-9, 195, Fr.) PK 81 Patrick Taccogna (6-2, 175, Fr.) P 30 Andrew Gelb (5-9, 195, So.) P 18 Angel Landeros (5-10, 190, Jr.) LS 84 Blake Wockenfuss (6-2, 200, Sr.) LS 95 Drew Loberg (5-11, 225, Sr.) H 83 Ryan Larsen (6-1, 190, Jr.) H 80 Bret Van Muyden (6-1, 190, Sr.) PR 35 Shaka Taylor (5-10, 185, Fr.) PR 3 Lavon Wright (5-10, 165, Jr.) KR 35 Shaka Taylor (5-10, 185, Fr.) KR 4 Tyler McGhee (6-1, 178, Jr.) 88 Ryan Schneider (6-1, 185, So.) 3 Lavon Wright (5-10, 165, Jr.)

2014 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Three • NWU vs Briar Cliff • Sept. 20, 2014 Page 7 2014 NWU Football Nebraska Wesleyan Football Rosters As of Sept. 8, 2014 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2014 Alphabetical Roster 1 Tyler Francis QB 6-2 245 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Peru State College) No. Name...... Position 2 Arlie Myers Slot 5-6 140 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Brownell-Talbot HS) 92 Austin Ackerman...... DL 3 Andy Chleborad DB 5-9 180 So. Ralston, Neb. (Ralston HS) 93 Caleb Akins...... DL 3 Mamer Mamer WR 5-9 145 Fr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East HS) 7 Grant Allen...... QB 4 Sammy Zitek WR 5-11 160 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East HS) 56 Clint Baldwin...... DL 5 Corey Jones Slot 5-8 165 Jr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 11 Aaron Baney...... DB 6 Ben Green QB 6-5 220 So. Omaha, Neb. (Elkhorn South HS) 44 Russel Beard...... LB 7 Grant Allen QB 5-11 220 Sr. Clarks, Neb. (Cross County HS) 23 Ryan Belearde...... DB 7 Dakota Buss DB 6-0 190 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 39 Jake Bianco...... LB 8 Joel Wiedel RB 5-6 180 So. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont Bergan HS) 60 Andrew Blocker...... OL 9 Maury Lorence TE 6-1 220 Sr. Doniphan, Neb. (Doniphan-Trumbull HS) 10 Wes Boettcher...... DB 10 Wes Boettcher DB 5-11 180 Jr. Lakewood, Colo. (Green Mountain HS) 36 Tanner Boggs...... Slot 11 Aaron Baney DB 6-3 190 Sr. Benkelman, Neb. (Dundy County-Stratton HS) 47 Eli Bricker...... LB 12 Braxton Thais RB 6-0 245 Fr. Littleton, Colo. (Dakota Ridge HS) 46 Markese Briggs...... Slot 14 Drew Ongna DB 6-1 185 Jr. Parker, Colo. (Ponderosa HS) 7 Dakota Buss...... DB 14 Tyler Smith QB 5-11 175 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS) 3 Andy Chleborad...... DB 15 Eric Richards DB 5-9 175 Sr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) 64 Brandon Chunka-Butler...... OL 16 Caden Weverka RB 5-10 195 Fr. Arapahoe, Neb. (Arapahoe HS) 48 Nolan Clausen...... TE 17 Ben Lodema QB 6-2 210 Fr. Raymond, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 80 Bryce Darner...... WR 18 Crew Keller Slot 5-9 175 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 82 Connor Davis...... WR 19 Alex Thomsen WR 6-1 165 Fr. Palmyra, Neb. (Palmyra HS) 57 Joe Dinan...... LB 20 Preston Franzen LB 5-11 190 So. Gothenburg, Neb. (Gothenburg HS) 37 Brooks Erhart...... Slot 21 Austin Ruskamp RB 5-8 175 So. Firth, Neb. (Freeman HS) 24 Garrett Farr...... DB 22 Mitch Pancost DB 5-6 160 So. Alliance, Neb. (Alliance HS) 1 Tyler Francis...... QB 23 Ryan Belearde DB 5-6 150 Fr. Arvada, Colo. (Westminster HS) 20 Preston Franzen...... LB 24 Garrett Farr DB 5-9 170 Jr. Stuart, Neb. (Stuart HS) 29 Gunnar Garner...... DBS 25 Nick Lovell RB 5-10 225 Sr. Yuma, Colo. (Yuma HS) 30 Andrew Gelb...... K/P 26 Joey Jones RB 5-10 190 Sr. Papillion, Neb. (Bellevue University) 85 Adam Granville...... WR 27 Jessi Owen Slot 5-4 170 So. Valentine, Neb. (Valentine HS) 6 Ben Green...... QB 28 Jaret Polivka LB 6-0 200 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Parkview Christian HS) 73 Matthew Greene ...... DL 29 Gunnar Garner DB 5-9 180 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) 53 Hunter Hand...... LB 30 Andrew Gelb K/P 5-9 195 So. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East HS) 97 Jace Hemenway...... DL 31 Kramer Rath K/P 6-1 165 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Southwest HS) 79 Trevor Holen...... DL 31 Sheridan Mason RB 5-11 205 Jr. Papillion, Neb. (Platteview HS) 87 Derek Hord...... TE 32 Kalen Vandenberg LB 6-0 200 Jr. David City, Neb. (David City Aquinas HS) 78 Mitch Howard...... OL 33 Riley Shoemaker DB 6-1 205 So. Grand Island, Neb. (G.I. Central Catholic HS) 49 Eric Hurley...... TE 34 Jake VanLiew RB 5-10 195 Fr. Brighton, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 86 Sam Isaacson...... WR 35 Shaka Taylor RB 5-10 185 Fr. Norfolk, Neb. (Lutheran High Northeast HS) 95 David Jennings...... DL 35 Zach Zeisler DB 5-10 150 Fr. Waterbury, Neb. (Bishop Heelan HS) 45 Tristan Johnson...... DB 36 Tanner Boggs Slot 5-8 170 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Archbishop Bergan HS) 5 Corey Jones...... Slot 37 Brooks Erhart Slot 5-10 185 Sr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview HS) 26 Joey Jones...... RB 38 Erin Munoz RB 5-7 170 Fr. Lansing, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) 18 Crew Keller...... Slot 38 Tanner Sprouse DB 6-0 160 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 42 Carlin Krienert...... RB 39 Jake Bianco LB 6-0 210 Sr. North Platte, Neb. (North Platte HS) 52 Trevor Kuehn...... OL 40 Brandon McGill LB 5-11 205 Jr. Waverly, Neb. (Waverly HS) 61 Kyle Kuncl...... OL 42 Carlin Krienert RB 6-0 200 So. Osmond, Neb. (Osmond HS) 83 Ryan Larsen...... WR 43 Seth Wardyn DB 6-0 205 Sr. Grand Island, Neb. (G.I. Central Catholic HS) 94 Phil Latimer...... DL 44 Russel Beard LB 5-11 220 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Chadron State College) 96 Sean Lindgren...... DL 45 Tristan Johnson DB 5-10 145 Fr. Maywood, Neb. (Hayes Center HS) 75 Seth Lindgren...... OL 46 Markese Briggs Slot 5-8 160 Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Gateway HS) 17 Ben Lodema...... QB 46 Derek Pfeifer LB 5-7 180 So. Lindsay, Neb. (Lindsay Holy Family HS) 9 Maury Lorence...... TE 47 Eli Bricker LB 5-10 215 Fr. Aurora, Neb. (Aurora HS) 91 Max Lorence...... DL 48 Nolan Clausen TE 6-5 235 Sr. Ord, Neb. (Ord HS) 25 Nick Lovell...... RB 49 Eric Hurley TE 6-4 235 Jr. Grand Island, Neb. (Northwest HS) 3 Mamer Mamer...... WR 50 Jeb Nordby OL 5-10 265 So. Stanton, Neb. (Stanton HS) 31 Sheridan Mason...... RB 50 Travis Newgard LB 6-0 190 So. Omaha, Neb. (Concordia University) 59 Jack McAreavey...... OL 51 T.J. Westfall OL 5-11 265 Sr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 58 Garret McCarthy...... OL 52 Trevor Kuehn OL 5-11 240 Jr. Heartwell, Neb. (Minden HS) 99 Grant McElroy...... DL 53 Hunter Hand LB 6-1 215 Jr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview HS)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 2014 Alphabetical Roster 54 Trevor Vallier OL 6-0 260 Jr. Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS) No. Name...... Position 55 Tyler Sorensen LB 6-2 230 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Northeast HS) 40 Brandon McGill...... LB 56 Clint Baldwin DL 5-6 185 Sr. Papillion, Neb. (Platteview HS) 89 Taylor Monks...... WR 57 Joe Dinan LB 5-10 185 So. Doniphan, Neb. (Doniphan-Trumbull HS) 38 Erin Munoz...... RB 58 Garret McCarthy OL 6-0 235 So. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk Catholic HS) 2 Arlie Myers...... Slot 59 Jack McAreavey OL 6-6 295 Jr. Sidney, Neb. (Sidney HS) 50 Travis Newgard...... LB 60 Andrew Blocker OL 6-0 255 Jr. LaVista, Neb. (Omaha Gross HS) 50 Jeb Nordby...... OL 61 Kyle Kuncl OL 6-1 265 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Omaha Gross HS) 62 Jake Nuss...... LB 62 Jake Nuss LB 5-10 180 So. Sutton, Neb. (Sutton HS) 14 Drew Ongna...... DB 63 Blake Strecker DL 5-11 195 So. Humphrey, Neb. (Humphrey HS) 27 Jessi Owen...... Slot 64 Brandon Chunka-Butler OL 5-10 220 Fr. Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue East HS) 22 Mitch Pancost...... DB 65 Clayton Welch LB 5-11 200 Fr. Beatrice, Neb. (Beatrice HS) 46 Derek Pfeifer...... LB 66 Nick Smith OL 6-1 270 Jr. Springfield, Neb. (Platteview HS) 28 Jaret Polivka...... LB 67 Landen Thieman LB 5-7 190 Fr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk HS) 31 Kramer Rath...... K/P 68 Bailey Waite LB 5-9 180 Fr. Norfolk, Neb. (Norfolk HS) 72 Evan Reeves...... DL 70 Brock Shoff OL 5-11 270 Fr. York, Neb. (York HS) 15 Eric Richards...... DB 71 Joe Stastny DL 5-9 205 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) 21 Austin Ruskamp...... RB 72 Evan Reeves DL 6-1 200 So. Hastings, Neb. (Peru State College) 88 Ryan Schneider...... WR 73 Matthew Greene DL 5-10 225 Fr. Crawford, Neb. (Crawford HS) 33 Riley Shoemaker...... DB 74 Matt Survil OL 6-1 195 Fr. Ashland, Neb. (Ashland-Greenwood HS) 70 Brock Shoff...... OL 75 Seth Lindgren OL 6-0 240 Fr. Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo HS) 90 Austin Shook...... DL 77 Ryan Spencer DL 5-9 300 So. Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island HS) 98 Tripp Skutt...... DL 78 Mitch Howard OL 6-2 315 Fr. Sedalia, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 66 Nick Smith...... OL 79 Trevor Holen DL 6-4 220 So. Grand Island, Neb. (Briar Cliff University) 14 Tyler Smith...... QB 80 Bryce Darner WR 6-3 180 Fr. Gretna, Neb. (Millard West HS) 55 Tyler Sorensen...... LB 81 Connor Zumpfe WR 6-2 205 Sr. York, Neb. (York HS) 77 Ryan Spencer...... DL 82 Connor Davis WR 6-0 200 Sr. Lakewood, Colo. (Benedictine College) 38 Tanner Sprouse...... DB 83 Ryan Larsen WR 6-1 190 Jr. Elkhorn, Neb. (Elkhorn South HS) 71 Joe Stastny...... DL 84 Blake Wockenfuss LS 6-2 200 Sr. Weeping Water, Neb. (Weeping Water HS) 63 Blake Strecker...... DL 85 Adam Granville WR 6-1 195 Fr. Papillion, Neb. (Platteview HS) 74 Matt Survil...... OL 86 Sam Isaacson WR 6-1 180 Fr. Agnew, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 35 Shaka Taylor...... RB 87 Derek Hord TE 6-2 220 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Millard North HS) 12 Braxton Thais...... RB 88 Ryan Schneider WR 6-1 185 So. Ceresco, Neb. (Raymond Central HS) 67 Landen Thieman...... LB 89 Taylor Monks WR 6-1 165 So. Litchfield, Neb. (Ansley-Litchfield HS) 19 Alex Thomsen...... WR 90 Austin Shook DL 6-0 250 Fr. Milford, Neb. (Milford HS) 54 Trevor Vallier...... OL 91 Max Lorence DL 6-2 230 Jr. Doniphan, Neb. (Doniphan-Trumbull HS) 32 Kalen Vandenberg...... LB 92 Austin Ackerman DL 6-0 210 So. Bertrand, Neb. (Bertrand HS) 34 Jake VanLiew...... RB 93 Caleb Akins DL 6-0 215 So. Atkinson, Neb. (West Holt HS) 68 Bailey Waite...... LB 94 Phil Latimer DL 6-0 255 Sr. Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield HS) 43 Seth Wardyn...... DB 95 David Jennings DL 6-0 225 Sr. Denver, Colo. (D’Evelyn HS) 65 Clayton Welch...... LB 96 Sean Lindgren DL 5-11 230 Sr. Wahoo, Neb. (Wahoo HS) 51 T.J. Westfall...... OL 97 Jace Hemenway DL 5-9 260 So. Clearwater, Neb. (Clearwater/Orchard HS) 16 Caden Weverka...... RB 98 Tripp Skutt DL 6-1 220 Fr. Omaha, Neb. (Brownell-Talbot HS) 8 Joel Wiedel...... RB 99 Grant McElroy DL 6-2 210 Fr. Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln Pius X HS) 84 Blake Wockenfuss...... LS 35 Zach Zeisler...... DB Head Coach: Brian Keller (19th Year) 4 Sammy Zitek...... WR Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Crume 81 Connor Zumpfe...... WR Assistants: Ray Corona (kickers/punters), Alex Czeranko (wide receivers), Jordan Delbaugh (special teams/offensive line), Steve Fox (tight ends), Kory Kahlandt (slot backs), Chip Lange (running backs), John Larsen (quarterbacks), Brandon Reeves (def. assistant), Chris Shipley (defensive line), Heath Staples (secondary), Dan Thurin (linebackers)

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2014 Results (0-2, 0-1 GPAC) SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Date Opponent Score Time Attend Nebraska Wesleyan 6 6 7 0 0 - 19 Sep 06 at #8 Tabor 0-36 2:39 1412 Opponents 36 42 28 13 0 - 119 Sep 13 #3 MORNINGSIDE 19-83 3:09 1089 Sep 20 at Briar Cliff Sep 27 NORTHWESTERN Oct 04 at Doane OFFENSIVE STATISTICS Oct 11 CONCORDIA RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOST NET AVG TD LONG Avg/G Oct 18 at Dordt Wiedel, Joel 2 14 59 12 47 3.4 1 23 23.5 Nov 01 DAKOTA WESLEYAN Taylor, Shaka 2 8 30 2 28 3.5 0 7 14.0 Nov 08 at Midland Jones, Joey 2 9 24 4 20 2.2 0 13 10.0 Nov 15 at Hastings Weverka, Caden 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 Keller, Crew 1 1 4 0 4 4,0 0 4 4.0 Ruskamp, Austin 2 4 8 5 3 0.8 0 8 1.5 Team Statistics NWU OPP Green, Ben 1 1 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 -5.0 SCORING 19 119 TEAM 2 3 1 15 -14 -4.7 0 0 -7.0 Points Per Game 9.5 59.5 Francis, Tyler 2 8 5 38 -33 -4.1 0 5 -16.5 Total 2 49 136 81 55 1.1 1 23 27.5 FIRST DOWNS 23 64 Opponents 2 135 874 44 830 6.1 11 52 415.0 Rushing 4 48 Passing 15 15 PASSING GP Effic. CMP-Att-INT Pct. Yds TD Lng Avg/G Penalty 4 1 Francis, Tyler 2 112.79 26-55-2 47.3 398 2 67 199.0 Allen, Grant 2 -50.00 0-4-1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 55 830 Green, Ben 1 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 2 100.05 26-60-3 43.3 398 2 67 199.0 Yards Gained Rushing 136 874 Opponents 2 204.66 29-41-0 70.7 418 6 47 209.0 Yards Lost Rushing 81 44 Rushing Attempts 49 135 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg. TD Long Avg/G Average Per Rush 1.1 6.1 Zumpfe, Connor 2 8 110 13.8 1 29 55.0 Average Per Game 27.5 415.0 Jones, Corey 2 5 93 18.6 0 42 46.5 TDs Rushing 1 11 Wiedel, Joel 2 2 41 20.5 0 21 20.5 Larsen, Ryan 2 2 22 11.0 0 12 11.0 Erhart, Brooks 1 2 3 1.5 0 3 3.0 PASSING YARDAGE 398 418 Jones, Joey 2 1 67 67.0 1 67 33.5 Att-Comp-Int 26-60-3 29-41-0 Hord, Derek 2 1 26 26.0 0 26 13.0 Average Per Pass 6.6 10.2 Lorence, Maury 2 1 13 13.0 0 13 6.5 Average Per Catch 15.3 14.4 Schneider, Ryan 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0 Average Per Game 199.0 209.0 Ruskamp, Austin 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 TDs Passing 2 6 Davis, Connor 2 1 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 Taylor, Shaka 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 453 1248 Total 2 26 398 15.3 2 67 199.0 Total Plays 109 176 Opponents 2 29 418 14.4 6 47 209.0 Average Per Play 4.2 7.1 PAT PAT PAT PAT Average Per Game 226.5 624.0 SCORING TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Jones, Joey 1 ------6 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 18-321 4-87 Zumpfe, Connor 1 ------6 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-10 5-21 Wiedel, Joel 1 ------6 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 0-0 3-52 Gelb, Andrew - - 1-2 - - - - - 1 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.8 21.8 Rath, Kramer - 0-2 ------0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 2.5 4.2 Wardyn, Seth ------0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 17.3 Francis, Tyler - - - - - 0-1 - - 0 Total 3 0-2 1-2 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 19 FUMBLES-LOST 7-3 6-1 Opponents 17 1-2 12-16 0-0 0 0-1 0 1 119

PENALTIES-YARDS 8-52 14-104 Average Per Game 26.0 52.0

PUNTS-YARDS 14-564 7-292 Average Per Punt 40.3 41.7 Net Punt Average 38.8 37.4

TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 23:59 36:01 3rd DOWN CONVERSIONS 7/27 14/31 3rd-Down Pct. 26% 45%

4th DOWN CONVERSIONS 0/1 7/8 4th-Down Pct. 0% 88%

SACKS BY-YARDS 3-20 5-35 MISC YARDS 0 0

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 3 17 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-2 1-2 PAT-ATTEMPTS 1-2 12-16

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Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 LG Blk All-Purpose G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Total Avg/G Rath, Kramer 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 Schneider, Ryan 2 0 10 0 230 0 240 120.0 Zumpfe, Connor 2 0 110 0 0 0 110 110.0 FG SEQUENCE NWU Opponents Jones, Corey 2 0 93 0 0 0 93 46.5 Tabor 28, 29 (28) Wiedel, Joel 2 47 41 0 0 0 88 44.0 Morningside - 34 Jones, Joey 2 20 67 0 0 0 87 43.5 Briar Cliff Taylor, Shaka 2 28 2 7 47 0 84 42.0 Northwestern Erhart, Brooks 1 0 3 0 28 0 31 31.0 Doane Hord, Derek 2 0 26 0 0 0 26 13.0 Concordia Larsen, Ryan 2 0 22 0 0 0 22 11.0 Dordt Lorence, Maury 2 0 13 0 0 0 13 6.5 Dakota Wesleyan Ruskamp, Austin 2 3 6 0 0 0 9 4.5 Midland Thais, Braxton 2 0 0 0 8 0 8 4.0 Hastings Hand, Hunter 2 0 0 0 8 0 8 4.0 Davis, Connor 2 0 5 0 0 0 5 2.5 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Weverka, Caden 1 5 0 0 0 0 5 5.0 Keller, Crew 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 4.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blkd Pancost, Mitch 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 1.5 Gelb, Andrew 14 564 40.3 57 0 4 3 0 Green, Ben 1 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -5.0 Total 14 564 40.3 57 0 4 3 0 TEAM 2 -14 0 0 0 0 -14 -7.0 Opponents 7 292 41.7 52 1 0 3 0 Francis, Tyler 2 -33 0 0 0 0 -33 -16.5 Total 2 55 398 10 321 0 784 392.0 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg. TB OB Opponents 2 830 418 21 87 52 1408 704.0 Rath, Kramer 5 275 55.0 1 1 Gelb, Andrew 1 47 47.0 0 0 Total 6 322 53.7 1 1 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS Opponents 20 1124 56.2 2 0 GP UT AT TT TFLs-yds Sack yds INT-yds PBU FR-yds FF Shoemaker, Riley 2 17 8 25 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Punt Returns No. Yds Avg. TD Long Vandenberg, Kalen 2 12 8 20 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Taylor, Shaka 3 7 2.3 0 7 Chleborad, Andy 2 9 4 13 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 McGill, Brandon 2 6 7 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 1 Pancost, Mitch 1 3 3.0 0 0 Wardyn, Seth 2 5 7 12 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 Total 4 10 2.5 0 7 Baney, Aaron 2 6 6 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Opponents 5 21 4.2 0 18 Lorence, Max 2 3 9 12 1.0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Hand, Hunter 2 7 5 12 1.0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Lindgren, Sean 2 4 7 11 1.0-6 1.0-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg. TD Long Latimer, Phil 2 7 3 10 3.0-16 1.0-8 0-0 0 0-0 1 Shook, Austin 2 5 3 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Schneider, Ryan 12 230 19.2 0 40 Richards, Eric 2 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0-0 0 Thais, Braxton 2 8 4.0 0 7 Boettcher, Wes 2 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Taylor, Shaka 2 47 23.5 0 41 Sorensen, Tyler 2 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Hemenway, Jace 2 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Hand, Hunter 1 8 8.0 0 8 Skutt, Tripp 2 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Erhart, Brooks 1 28 28.0 0 28 Ackerman, Austin 1 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Bianco, Jake 2 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Total 18 321 17.8 0 41 Garner, Gunnar 1 2 0 2 1.0-6 1.0-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 Opponents 4 87 21.8 0 53 Belearde, Ryan 2 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Franzen, Preston 2 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Ongna, Drew 1 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Interceptions No. Yds Avg. TD Long Jennings, David 2 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Wiedel, Joel 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Pancost, Mitch 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Opponents 3 52 17.3 0 22 Zumpfe, Connor 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Farr, Garrett 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Wockenfuss, Blake 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Rath, Kramer 2 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Francis, Tyler 2 63 -33 398 365 182.5 Granville, Adam 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wiedel, Joel 2 14 47 0 47 23.5 McAreavey, Jack 2 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Taylor, Shaka 2 8 28 0 28 14.0 Total 2 101 90 191 9-34 3-20 0-0 3 1-0 3 Jones, Joey 2 9 20 0 20 10.0 Opponents 2 66 26 92 15-61 5-35 3-52 13 3-0 1 Weverka, Caden 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 Keller, Crew 1 1 4 0 4 4.0 Ruskamp, Austin 2 4 3 0 3 1.5 Green, Ben 1 2 -5 0 -5 -5.0 TEAM 2 3 -14 0 -14 -7.0 Total 2 109 55 398 453 226.5 Opponents 2 176 830 418 1248 624.0

2014 Prairie Wolves Football • Game Three • NWU vs Briar Cliff • Sept. 20, 2014 Page 11 2014 NWU Football Game 1 #8 Tabor 36, Nebraska Wesleyan 0 Game 2 #3 Morningside 83, Neb Wesleyan 19 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 FINAL Nebraska Wesleyan 0 0 0 0 0 Morningside 23 33 14 13 83 Tabor 13 9 14 0 36 Nebraska Wesleyan 6 6 7 0 19

Hillsboro, Kan. (Sept. 6) — 8th-ranked Tabor College showed why they are one of Lincoln. (Sept. 13) — Third-ranked Morningside College had an offensive explosion the top running teams in the country as the Bluejays ran for 400 yards as they shutout putting up 729 yards of total offense as the Mustangs ran past Nebraska Wesleyan, 83- the Prairie Wolves 36-0 in the season opener on Saturday (Sept. 6) in Hillsboro, Kan. 19, in the football home opener for the Prairie Wolves on Saturday at Abel Stadium. NWU was held to 39 yards in the second half as the Prairie Wolves were unable to It looked good for the Prairie Wolves early as NWU scored on their opening offensive get any offense going to mount the comeback. Tabor led 22-0 at halftime and tacked drive. After a big kick return to the 42-yard line, the Prairie Wolves marched 58 yards on two more rushing scores in the third quarter to earn the victory. with Joel Wiedel capping the drive with 2-yard TD run giving NWU their first TD of the It looked good for NWU early as they took the opening drive inside the redzone and season. threatened to get on the board first. The drive stalled and a 28-yard field goal attempt From there it was all Morningside as they showed why they have one of the premier hit the upright to keep NWU off the board. It was the first of two missed field goals on offensive attack’s in the entire country. The Mustangs scored touchdowns on eight of the day for freshman kicker Kramer Rath. their next nine offensive possessions as they built up a 56-12 lead at halftime. On the next possession for the Prairie Wolves, quarterback Tyler Francis was inter- Not only was the Morningside offense clicking on all cylinders, but the NWU offense cepted to give Tabor ideal field position. They converted a key 4th down and eventually was hurting themselves with mistakes. A total of five snaps from center were bad, scored on a 1-yard TD run by D’Marco Smith. Tabor added another touchdown as including a snap over the quarterback’s head through the endzone to give Morningside quarterback Simon McKee hit Cody Coleman for a 29-yard TD on 4th down. Tabor was two points on a safety. NWU also fumbled a kick return and threw an interception to 5-5 on 4th down conversions in the game. Coleman scored again in the 2nd quarter on set up two of the Mustangs scores. a 41-yard run around the edge. The Bluejays added a 29-yard field goal go to into half A big part of the offense was the combination of Ryan Kasdorf to Devin Thomas. up 22-0. Thomas caught nine passes for 166 yards with three TDs all in the first half, while Bran- In the the 3rd quarter, NWU forced Tabor to punt on the opening drive, but then don Wegher rushed for 182 yards and three TDs also in the first half. muffed the punt return attempt as Tabor jumped on the ball at the 17-yard line. From NWU got their other touchdown in the first half relying on the connection between there, all the momentum went out from the Prairie Wolves as Tabor got a 8-yard TD run Tyler Francis and Connor Zumpfe. The tandem connected four times on one drive by McKee on fourth down. capped by a 8-yard touchdown pass. They would put together a 2-play, 80 yard drive to cap off the scoring as Ben Beber- meier took a jet sweep 18 yards for a score. SCORING SUMMARY The Bluejays finished with 519 yards of total offense as they held onto the ball the 1st NWU 11:33 Wiedel 2 run (kick blocked) final 9:00 of the game. The Bluejays ran for 400 yards on 70 carries and McKee was 1st MOR 09:01 Wegher 5 run (Decker kick) 8-12 through the air. 1st MOR 04:14 Team safety For NWU, they finished with 191 yards of offense, 150 through the air and 41 on 1st MOR 02:11 Linderman 31 pass from Kasdorf (Decker kick) the ground. Joel Wiedel ran for 40 yards on nine carries to lead the Prairie Wolves. 1st MOR 00:24 Thomas 39 pass from Kasdorf (Decker kick) Tyler Francis finished 10-28 for 150 yards with an interception and was sacked three 2nd MOR 10:35 Thomas 43 pass from Kasdorf (Decker kick) times. Corey Jones got two passes for 70 yards to lead the receivers. 2nd MOR 06:50 Kavan 1 run (Decker kick) Kalen Vandenberg and Max Lorence each had 11 total tackles, while Phil Latimer 2nd NWU 04:40 Zumpfe 8 pass from Francis (pass failed) had 10 tackles with a sack and 3.0 TFL. 2nd MOR 03:31 Wegher 52 run (pass failed) 2nd MOR 03:06 Wegher 12 run (Decker kick) SCORING SUMMARY 2nd MOR 00:09 Thomas 39 pass from Kasdorf (kick failed) 1st TABOR 08:15 Smith 1 run (Slavens kick) 3rd MOR 10:32 Kavan 1 run (Decker kick) 1st TABOR 00:33 Coleman 29 pass from McKee (kick failed) 3rd NWU 05:01 Jones 67 pass from Francis (Gelb kick) 2nd TABOR 08:36 Coleman 41 run (kick failed) 3rd MOR 01:22 Gilligan 1 run (Decker kick) 2nd TABOR 02:38 Slavens 28 field goal 4th MOR 13:14 Niles 13 pass from Kluender (kick blocked) 3rd TABOR 10:27 McKee 8 run (Slavens kick) 4th MOR 02:33 Bauer 10 run (Dau kick) 3rd TABOR 03:21 Bebermeyer 18 run (Slavens kick) TEAM STATISTICS MOR NWU FIRST DOWNS 37 14 TEAM STATISTICS NWU TABOR RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 65-430 26-14 FIRST DOWNS 9 27 PASSING-YDS (NET) 299 248 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-41 70-400 Passes-Att-Comp-Int 29-21-0 30-16-2 PASSING-YDS (NET) 150 119 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YDS 94-729 56-262 Passes-Att-Comp-Int 30-10-1 12-8-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YDS 53-191 82-519 Punt Returns-Yards 2-22 2-(-1) Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-69 12-145 Punt Returns-Yards 2-11 3-(-1) Interception Returns-Yards 2-31 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-176 1-18 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-36.3 7-43.4 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-21 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 6-2 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.1 4-45.8 Penalties-Yards 7-63 6-37 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-1 Possession Time 34:06 25:54 Penalties-Yards 2-15 7-41 Third-Down Conversions 8-14 4-13 Possession Time 22:04 37:56 Fourth-Down Conversions 2-2 0-0 Third-Down Conversions 3-14 6-17 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 7-8 2-3 Fourth-Down Conversions 0-1 5-6 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-10 1-6 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-2 4-5 RUSHING: MOR- Wegher, Brandon 18-182, Kavan, Tyler 17-96, Gilligan, Nathan 8-46, Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 3-25 Kluender, Caleb 6-45, Bauer, Skylar 5-30, Rozeboom, Logan 6-24, Kasdorf, Ryan 3-8, RUSHING: NWU- Wiedel, Joel 9-44, Taylor, Shaka 4-14, Jones, Joey 6-7, Francis, Tyler Willer, Chad 1-5, Brown, Paul 1-(-6). NWU- Taylor, Shaka 4-14, Jones, Joey 3-13, Wie- 4-(-20). TAB- McKee, Simon 17-94, Cole, Owen 14-90, Coleman, Cody 6-65, Johnson, del, Joel 5-7, Weverka, Caden 1-5, Keller, Crew 1-4, Ruskamp, Austin 4-3, Green, Ben Brandon 5-40, McShan, Marshall 11-38, Smith, D’Marco 8-37, Bebermeyer, Ben 4-34, 1-(-5), Francis, Tyler 4-(-13), TEAM 3-(-14). Gill, Torrey 1-10, TEAM 4-(-8) PASSING: MOR- Kasdorf, Ryan 19-23-0, Kluender, Caleb 2-5-0, Brown, Paul 0-1-0. PASSING: NWU- Francis, Tyler 10-28-1, Allen, Grant 0-2. TAB- McKee, Simon 8-12-0 NWU- Francis, Tyler 16-27-1, Allen, Grant 0-2-1, Green, Ben 0-1-0 RECEIVING: NWU- Jones, Corey 2-70, Wiedel, Joel 2-41, Erhart, Brooks 2-3, Lorence, RECEIVING: MOR- Thomas, Devin 9-166, Whitehead, Michael 4-35, VanderKooi, Jason Maury 1-13, Schneider, Ryan 1-10, Zumpfe, Connor 1-8, Davis, Connor 1-5. TAB- An- 3-37, Linderman, Kendall 1-31, Niles, Connor 1-13, Hausweld, Jon 1-7, Wegher, Bran- derson, Kaden 4-70, Coleman, Cody 3-39, Gill, Torrey 1-10. don 1-5, Kavan, Tyler 1-5. NWU- Zumpfe, Connor 7-102, Jones, Corey 3-23, Larsen, INTERCEPTIONS: NWU-none TAB- McElroy, Matt 1-21 Ryan 2-22, Jones, Joey 1-67, Hord, Derek 1-26, Ruskamp, Austin 1-6, Taylor, Shaka 1-2 FUMBLES: NWU- Taylor, Shaka 1-1. TAB- Smith, D’Marco 2-1, McShan, Marshall 1-0, INTERCEPTIONS: MOR-Niles, Connor 1-22, Spann, Xavier 1-9 NWU- none Brown, Jordan 1-0 FUMBLES: MOR- Kavan, Tyler 1-0, Spann, Xavier 1-0. NWU- Team 2-0, Francis, Tyler SACKS: NWU- Latimer, Phil 1-8, Lindgren, Sean 1-6 TAB- Johnson, Shawn 2-19, 1-0, Pancost, Mitch 1-0, Taylor, Shaka 1-1, Schneider, Ryan 1-1 Hodges, Colin 1-6 SACKS: MOR- Allen, Austin 1-5, Stofferan, Ethan 0.5-3, McMullin, Darrius 0.5-2. TACKLES (UA-A): NWU- Vandenberg, Kalen 7-4. TAB- Bowie, Dimitri 4-2 NWU- Garner, Gunnar 1-6 TACKLES (UA-A): MOR- Stofferan, Ethan 3-3. 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