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 (2-0 NSIC, 2-0 NSIC SOUTH) School: .................................Concordia University, St. Paul Address: ................................................1282 Concordia Ave VS ...................................................................... St. Paul, MN 55104 Founded/Enrollment: .......................................1893 / 5,139 MINNESOTA STATE Nickname: ..........................................................Golden Bears (2-0 NSIC, 2-0 NSIC SOUTH) School Colors: .................................................... Navy & Gold Stadium/Capacity: .............. Sea Foam Stadium / 3,500+ Game 3 | Saturday, September 21, 12:00 p.m. Surface: ........................................................................FieldTurf Affiliation: ........................................NCAA Division II / NSIC Sea Foam Stadium (3,500) | St. Paul, Minn. | NSIC South Division game Interim President: .........................................Dr. Eric LaMott Watch Online: cspbears.com/watch | Radio: AM 1230 The Fan (Mankato) Director of Athletics: ...................................Regan McAthie Athletic Dept. Phone: ................................. (651) 641-8854 Live Stats: cspbears.com/livefb NSIC Live Football Scoreboard: nsicscores.com/football.htm FOOTBALL HISTORY THIS WEEK: LAST TWO UNBEATENS IN SOUTH SQUARE OFF CSP MAKES FROGTOWN RADIO DEBUT IN ST PAUL The Golden Bears, off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2016 Concordia continues to make a positive impression in the St. First year of football: ....................................................... 1969 and the third time since 2004, hosts fellow unbeaten #3 Min- Paul community with local radio station WFNU (94.1 FM) starting All-time record: .......................................................220-270-2 nesota State on Saturday at noon. a regular segment to air on Saturday mornings at 9:30 a.m. The NCAA Division II-era record: ...................................104-119 first air time is set for Saturday, September 21, but the station has NSIC Record: ................................................................... 86-106 CSP and MSU are the last two unbeaten teams in the NSIC started recording interviews for a podcast titled “Concordia-St. NSIC Championships: ....................................2 (2003, 2005) South Division. Concordia is seeking to snap an eight game los- Paul Scoreboard” which is available on Spotify and Anchor. Fol- All-time bowl/playoff record: .......................................... 0-3 ing streak to the Mavericks, last defeating them in 2010 in CSP’s low WFNU Frogtown Radio’s CSP connections at @ScoreboardC- Years in postseason play: ....................................... 3 (MWB) run to the Mineral Water Bowl. SP and @651SportsUpdate. Mineral Water Bowl Appearances: ...................................... ........................................... 2010, vs Pittsburg State (L, 9-13) In that 2010 season, Concordia achieved a 5-win turnaround, SMERCHEK FEATURED ON NSIC RADIO SHOW .............................. 2005, vs Missouri Western St. (L, 23-35) going from 3-8 to 8-4 including the 28-26 win over a nationally- Following an NSIC Defensive Player of the Week performance .............................. 2003, vs Missouri Western St. (L, 14-24) ranked opponent on the road (MSU) in Mankato. in week one, junior linebacker Dalton Smerchek was featured on the NSIC Radio Spotlight show, which is available online at COACHING STAFF CSP LED BY “COACH C” - ALL-TIME WINS LEADER AT CSP northernsun.org. The show is played all over the NorthernSun Last year in his seventh as head coach at Concordia, Shannon territory map on stations that cover opposing programs. Head Coach: ............................................... Shannon Currier Currier became the school’s all-time wins leader, winning his Alma Mater: ................................. Hamline University (‘93) 41st game 16-10 at SMSU in week 10 on November 3, 2018, 2019 TEAM CAPTAINS Record at School: ........................................43-36 (8th year) surpassing Mark Mauer (40-39), who coached the program for CSP head coach Shannon Currier will have rotating team cap- Career Record: .......................................... 63-71 (13th year) seven seasons from 2004-10. tains each week for the second year in a row. Captains are select- Assistant Coaches: ..................................................................... ed by the coaching staff based on performance on the field and Defensive Coordinator/DB ................................Craig Stern Currier, now in his eighth season, carries a 43-36 career record, as a leader in practice, meetings and day-to-day activities. Pass Game Coordinator/QB .............................. Ollie Taylor has a 25-12 home record and is 8-0 in home openers. He’s Run Game Coordinator/OL ................................ Jon Medlo been head coach across two different stints, 2000 to 2003 and This week’s game captains: senior offensive lineman Rich Kelly Spec. Teams & Recruiting Coord./LB ...... Jake Munkwitz 2016-present while also serving as head coach at Truman State (3x) and senior quarterback Maxon Hutton (3x) on offense and juniors Chris Garrett (3x) and Dylan Wood on defense. A full Defensive Backs .....................................................Mike Bond for five seasons from 2004-08. He was 2003 NSIC Coach of the listing of the team captains is available on page 5. Defensive GA/DL .............................................Kerry Grigsby Year, leading the program to its first NSIC Championship. More on Coach Currier on page 3. Tight Ends .........................................................Reed Johnson DOBBS HONORS FALLEN FRIEND WITH NUMBER CHANGE Running Backs .........................................................Jim Honsa Senior defensive end Jackson Dobbs changed jersey numbers Defensive Line .................................................. Justin Lerfald COACHES SHOW RETURNS TO TWIN CITIES RADIO IN 2019 from 98 to 26 to honor Billy Brown, Jr., a linebacker who gradu- Wide Receivers ......................................................... EJ Shelby The Coaches Show with Shannon Currier is back for a second ated from CSP in May, 2018. Billy passed away shortly after gradu- Offensive Scout/LB................................................ Tim Lydon year, once again hosted by Wally Langfellow of Minnesota ating while working out in the Twin Cities in June. The two were Offensive Scout Team .......................................Peter Bisson Score. The show airs following the Minnesota high school foot- close friends, and head coach Shannon Currier has opted to Special Teams GA ................................. Jonas Schenderlein ball game of the week, typically on Friday evenings in the 9 p.m. honor Brown by selecting a player who fits Billy’s work ethic and Defensive Scout Team ...........................Dwayne Waltower to 10 p.m. hour on KYCR 1440 AM radio, available in the Twin commitment to the program to wear the number each season. Student Assistant................................................... Alain Yang Cities metro area. This week’s guests include sophomores Shaq Dobbs has racked up 133 career tackles, 21.5 TFL and 13.0 Strength & Conditioning............................... Eric Overland Johnson, a running back, and Jake Portz, a linebacker. sacks in 30 games and is a sixth year senior. Head Athletic Trainer ..........................................Ted Trzynka For fans who miss the show or are outside of the radio station’s NSIC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK TEAM INFORMATION Twin Cities reach, the entire show is accessible via the CSP The Golden Bears strong 2-0 start has featured back-to-back con- Bears Podcast, available in Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher and Google ference defensive players of the week, both from the LB position: Play Music. It will typically be uploaded late Friday night (after Overall record last year: .....................................................5-6 Wk Opp Player Award Stat the initial air time) or Saturday morning prior to the game. 1 USF Dalton Smerchek Def 9 TT, 1.5 TFL, FF, FR Conference record / finish: ...........................5-6 NSIC (9th) Division record / finish: ............................... 3-4 South (5th) 2019 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Postseason: .........................................................................none Date Opponent Location - Stadium Time/Result Starters retuning/lost: ........................................Total: 16/15 9/5 * ^% Sioux Falls (S.D.) St. Paul, Minn. - Sea Foam Stadium (3,500) W, 41-17 .................................................................................Offense: 9 / 2 9/14 * ^ at Upper Iowa Fayette, Iowa - Harms-Eischeid Stadium (3,500) W, 28-23 ................................................................................Defense: 9 / 2 9/21 * ^& #3 Minnesota State St. Paul, Minn. - Sea Foam Stadium (3,500) 12:00 .....................................................................Special Teams: 2 / 3 9/28 * ^ at Wayne State (Neb.) Wayne, Neb. - Memorial Stadium (2,500) 6:00 10/5 * at St. Cloud State St. Cloud, Minn. - Husky Stadium (4,198) 1:00 all games (home & away) broadcast live on the 10/12 * # MSU Moorhead St. Paul, Minn. - Sea Foam Stadium