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NEBRASKA WESLEYAN 2018 FOOTBALL Game 1 • Sept. 1 • Concordia, 1 p.m. • Christiansen Stadium • Moorhead, Minn. SCHEDULE | RESULTS @CONCORDIA (Minn.) Saturday, Sept. 1 • 1 p.m Jake Christiansen Stadium • Moorhead, Minn. @ILLINOIS COLLEGE Saturday, Sept. 8 • 1 p.m. England Stadium • Jacksonville, Ill. NEBRASKA WESLEYAN CONCORDIA (MINN.) @SIMPSON (0-0, 0-0 American Rivers) (0-0, 0-0 MIAC) Saturday, Sept. 15 • 1 p.m. Buxton Stadium • Indianola, Iowa KICKOFF/DATE: ..........1 p.m. | Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 RANKINGS: .................Nebraska Wesleyan (Not Ranked) WARTBURG Saturday, Sept. 22 • 1 p.m. ....................................Concordia (Receiving Votes) Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. COACHES: ..................NWU (Brian Keller; 23rd Year, 114-107) ....................................Concordia (Terry Horan; 18th Year, 119-55) RADIO: .......................KFOR 1240 AM/103.3 FM /kfornow.com @COE ....................................(Dick Janda, Play-by-Play) Saturday, Sept. 29 • 1 p.m. TELEVISION: ...............none Clark Field • Cedar Rapids, Iowa SERIES HISTORY: .......2nd Meeting (Concordia leads 1-0) LIVE VIDEO: ................gocobbers.com CENTRAL LIVE STATS: ................gocobbers.com Saturday, Oct. 6 • 1 p.m. TWITTER: ....................@NWUSports , @NWUFootball Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. @LORAS Saturday, Oct. 13 • 1 p.m. GAME STORYLINES Rock Bowl • Dubuque, Iowa • The Prairie Wolves open the 2018 football season this Saturday when they travel to Moorhead, Minn., to face Concordia College. NWU went LUTHER Saturday, Oct. 20 • 1 p.m. 2-8 one year ago, while Concordia was 8-2. Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. • These two teams also met in the opener last year as the Cobbers defeated the Prairie Wolves 34-14 in Lincoln in the first ever meeting @DUBUQUE between the two teams. Saturday, Oct. 27 • 2 p.m. Chalmers Field • Dubuque, Iowa • NWU was picked to finish 7th in the American Rivers preseason poll, with Concordia being selected 3rd in the MIAC in their preseason poll. BUENA VISTA Saturday, Nov. 3 • 1 p.m. • Nebraska Wesleyan returns seven offensive starters from the 2017 Abel Stadium • Lincoln, Neb. team that set a school record for total offense averaging over 435 yards per game and a record for passing yards with 3,285. • Concordia is the third team receiving votes in the preseason Top 25 2018 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME ONE • NWU VS CONCORDIA • SEPT. 1, 2018 Page 1 2018 NWU FOOTBALL Nebraska Wesleyan University - General Information - Location .....................................................Lincoln, Neb. President .................................................. Dr. Fred Ohles NEBRASKA WESLEYAN Enrollment ............................................................1,800 Record: 0-0 (0-0 American Rivers) National Affiliation .............................NCAA Division III Conference ................Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic (IIAC) Sept. 1 at Concordia College (Minn.) ....... 1 pm Nickname ................................................. Prairie Wolves Sept. 8 at Illinois College ......................... 1 pm Colors ................................................. Black/Brown/Gold Stadium (Capacity) ....................... Abel Stadium (2,300) Sept. 15 at Simpson College* ................... 1 pm Surface ..............................................................FieldTurf Sept. 22 WARTBURG COLLEGE* ............... 1 pm Athletic Director ............................................Dr. Ira Zeff Sept. 29 at Coe College* .......................... 1 pm - Football Information - Oct. 6 CENTRAL COLLEGE* ................... 1 pm Head Coach .................................................. Brian Keller Oct. 13 at Loras College* ........................ 1 pm Alma Mater ...............................Nebraska Wesleyan, ‘83 Oct. 20 LUTHER COLLEGE* ..................... 1 pm Record at NWU ...................................... 114-107 (.516) Oct. 27 at University of Dubuque* ........... 2 pm Career Record ........................................................same Phone ...................................................... 402-465-2354 Nov. 3 BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY* ......... 1 pm Assistant Coaches ......................................................... * American Rivers Conference game Kevin Crume ................................. Defensive Coordinator Caleb Armstrong .....................Linebackers/Special Teams Ray Corona .............................................. Kickers/Punters Joe Dinan ................................................ Defensive Backs Tyler Francis ................................................ Quarterbacks Paul Harris .................................................Defensive Line Mike Johnson ............................................Defensive Line Corey Jones ..............................................Wide Receivers Rod Jones .................................................. Offensive Line Chip Lange ............................................... Running Backs CONCORDIA COLLEGE Dan Thurin .....................................................Linebackers Dave Watenpaugh ...........................................Tight Ends Record: 0-0 (0-0 MIAC) First Year of Football ............................................1896 All-Time Record .......................................... 504-446-42 Sept. 2 NEBRASKA WESLAYEN .............1 pm 2017 Record ............................................................. 2-8 Sept. 8 at Wisconsin-Whitewater ............ 1 pm Overall Conference Titles .........................................22 Sept. 15 at Augsburg ................................ 1 pm Overall American Rivers Titles ...................................0 Playoff Appearances ...................................................5 Sept. 22 HAMLINE .................................... 1 pm Postseason Record .................................................. 1-5 Sept. 29 ST. THOMAS ............................... 1 pm Last Postseason Appearance .....................2000 (NAIA) Oct. 6 at Gustavus Adolphus ................. 1 pm Result: ............... lost to Northwestern Okla. State, 13-40 Oct. 20 at Bethel (Minn.) ......................... 1 pm Media Contact Oct. 27 SAINT JOHN’S ............................. 1 pm Nebraska Wesleyan University Nov. 3 at St. Olaf ................................... 1 pm Alex Linden, Sports Information Director Nov. 10 CARLETON .................................. 1 pm Office: (402) 465-2151 Cell: (402) 429-6845 Email: [email protected] 2018 PRAIRIE WOLVES FOOTBALL • GAME ONE • NWU VS CONCORDIA • SEPT. 1, 2018 Page 2 2018 NWU FOOTBALL THE COACHES TALENTED TAYLOR A FEATURE IN NWU OFFENSE Nebraska Wesleyan’s Brian Keller begins his 23rd season Only one NWU player received 1st-Team All-Conference at the helm of his alma mater (NWU ‘83). The winningest recognition in 2017, starting running back Shaka Taylor. coach in NWU football history, Keller has compiled an 114- Taylor (Norfolk, Neb.) was one of the premier offensive 107 (.516) record in his 22 seasons. players in the Iowa Conference last season and is primed to Keller still holds the distinction of the longest tenured repeat that performance in his final year. head coach among all American Rivers Conference programs. The fifth-year senior rushed for 1,077 yards in 9 games, Terry Horan is in his 18th season as head football coach the 7th best total in school history. In addition he also led at his alma mater, Concordia College. He has guided the the team with 57 catches for 607 yards, the 6th best single Cobbers to a 119-55 record in 17 seasons, including six season catch total on NWU all-time charts. Taylor averaged straight seasons with at least seven wins. Horan has twice 188.4 all-purpose yards per game which led the IIAC and been the MIAC Coach of the Year and led the Cobbers to ranked 8th in NCAA Division III. two NCAA III Playoff appearances. Taylor ran for 100 yards or more in seven of the nine games he played, including his 102 yard performance vs. THE NWU-CONCORDIA MOORHEAD SERIES Concordia last year on only 14 carries. Saturday is the second straight season that NWU and Concordia-Moorhead have played in the season opener. The DEEP RECEIVING GROUP RETURNS Cobbers won the only previous meeting, 34-14, last year at Nebraska Wesleyan returns a deep and talented group of Abel Stadium in Lincoln. receivers for the 2018 season. Six of the top eight receivers are back, with all six players having caught over 23 passes. NWU IN SEASON OPENERS The top returning pass catcher among the receivers is Nebraska Wesleyan is 55-50-5 (.523) all-time in season senior Derrick Curtis. Curtis made 34 receptions for 512 opening games. The Prairie Wolves are now 11-11 in season yards in nine games with five touchdowns. Also returning opening games under Coach Keller. as a starting receiver is senior Bradley Pelkey. Pelkey had a This will be the seventh time that NWU has played a team-high seven TD catches averaging 17.0 yards a catch. non conference road game to open the season under Coach Offensive captain James Skerjanec is back after catch- Keller. The Prairie Wolves are 3-3 in those games, winning ing 30 passes for 353 yards as a slot receiver in the NWU three out of past four including the last time in 2015 at offense last season. Friends University in the opening game. Honorable mention All-IIAC tight end Caleb Conway is in his third season as a starter. Conway caught 23 passes with two touchdowns in 2017 and figures to be one of NWU AGAINST NON CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Nebraska Wesleyan has played a total