Southwestern College 2015 Moundbuilder Football Game Notes Southwestern College Sports Information - 100 College St. - Winfield, KS 67156 - 620-229-6299 Website: www.buildersports.com - Facebook: www.facebook.com/buildersports - Twitter: @buildersports 2015 SCHEDULE (0-1, 0-0 KCAC) Aug. 29 at Wayland Baptist 42-5, L CONCORDIA at SOUTHWESTERN Greg Sherwood Memorial Bulldog Stadium (8,000) - Plainview, Texas GAME INFORMATION Sept. 5 CONCORDIA (NEB.) 6 p.m. Date: Saturday, September 5, 2015 Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Kick-Off: 6 p.m. Location: Winfield, Kan. Sept. 19 McPHERSON* 6 p.m. Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Stadium: Richard L. Jantz (3,500) Series: First Meeting Sept. 26 KANSAS WESLEYAN* 6 p.m. CONCORDIA (NEB.) SOUTHWESTERN Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. BULLDOGS MOUNDBUILDERS In Winfield: Tied, 0-0 In Seward: Tied, 0-0 Oct. 3 at Friends 3 p.m. 2014 Record: 5-6, 4-5 GPAC 2014 Record: 0-1, 0-0 KCAC Adair-Austin Stadium (5,000) - Wichita, Kan. Ranking: NR Ranking: NR First Meeting: n/a Last Game: Nov. 15, 2014 Last Game: Aug. 29, 2015 Last Meeting: n/a Oct. 10 at Tabor 7 p.m. won at Briar Cliff, 37-25 lost at Wayland Baptist, 42-5 Radio: KSWC, 94.7 FM Joel Wiens Stadium (2,500) - Hillsboro, Kan. Coach: Vance Winter Coach: Brad Griffin Live Stats: Career Record: 28-37 Career Record: 0-1 Oct. 17 BETHANY* 1:30 p.m. vs. Southwestern: 0-0 vs. Concordia: 0-0 portal.stretchinternet.com/sckans/ Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Live Video: Oct. 24 BETHEL* 1:30 p.m. 2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2015 STATISTICAL LEADERS portal.stretchinternet.com/sckans/ Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. Rushing: Bryce Collins Rushing: Anthony Sims Live Audio: 182 carries, 1,016 yds, 7 TD (112.9 ypg) 9 carries, 35 yds, 0 TD (35.0 ypg) Oct. 31 at Ottawa* 1:30 p.m. Passing: Von Thomas Passing: Christian Gordon www.jinxradio.com Peoples Bank Field (3,000) - Ottawa, Kan. 125-247 (.506), 1,686 yds, 21 TD, 11 Int. 6-28 (.214), 56 yds, 0 TD, 1 Int. Twitter Updates: Receiving: Jared Garcia Receiving: Matt Mose @buildersports Nov. 7 SAINT MARY 1:30 p.m. 44 receptions, 650 yds, 11 TD 3 receptions, 38 yds, 0 TD Richard L. Jantz Stadium (3,500) - Winfield, Kan. SOUTHWESTERN QUICK HITS Nov. 14 at Sterling 1:30 p.m. Smisor Stadium (3,000) - Sterling, Kan. -Southwestern and Concordia will meet on the football field for the first time Saturday afternoon in a 6:00 p.m. contest on the turf of Richard L. Jantz Stadium in Winfield, Kan. 2015 SOUTHWESTERN COACHING STAFF On the Field... -Brad Griffin will be calling the shots for the Moundbuilders this season. Griffin became the 28th Head Football -Brad Griffin (Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator) Coach in the 111-year history of the Southwestern College football program after spending 10 seasons as the -Corey Gray (Asst. Coach/Strength & Cond./Def. Line) Defensive Coordinator at William Penn University in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He helped turn the WPU program from one -Nate Justice (Asst. Coach/QB’s/Pass Game Coord.) of the worst in the country into a perennial contender in the Mid-States Football Association, and hopes to do the -Wyatt Jiru (Asst. Coach/Tight Ends/H-Backs) same at Southwestern. -Jeff Kontz (Asst. Coach/Safeties) -Brandon Owen (Asst. Coach/Running Backs) -Senior linebacker Eric Walker will anchor the Southwestern defensive unit this season. The Ashburn, Ga., native, who came to Southwestern via Eastern Arizona Junior College, finished the 2014 season ranked No. 4 nationally In the Press Box... with 13.5 tackles per game, and ranked No. 7 nationally with 21 tackles for loss on the season. Walker was the -Jimmie Tagg (Asst. Coach/Off. Line/Run Game Coord.) only Moundbuilder to be named to the 2015 KCAC Preseason All-Conference football team. -Ben Klinger (Asst. Coach/Wide Receivers) -Victor Redd (Asst. Coach/Cornerbacks) -Saturday’s contest is being played as part of the KCAC-GPAC Challenge, a two-year agreement between the Kan- sas Collegiate Athletic Conference and the Great Plains Athletic Conference. KCAC institutions will host all contests during the 2015 season, while GPAC institutions will host the 2016 games. CONCORDIA (NEB.) at SOUTHWESTERN - TEAM COMPARISONS CONCORDIA (NEB.) (0-0, 0-0 GPAC) SOUTHWESTERN (0-0, 0-0 KCAC) 2014 Team Statistics CUNE Opp. 2014 Team Statistics SWC Opp. Points/Game 28.9 27.5 Points/Game 14.7 30.8 First Downs 218 234 First Downs 173 230 Rushing/Game 203.8 171.4 Rushing/Game 142.4 228.4 Passing/Game 197.8 212.0 Passing/Game 121.6 165.7 Total Offense/Game 401.6 383.4 Total Offense/Game 264.0 394.1 2014 NAIA TEAM RANKINGS Fumbles-Lost 19-9 17-6 Fumbles-Lost 17-9 23-14 Category CUNE SWC GENERAL INFORMATION Pen.-Yds/Game 79-69.1 73-70.7 Pen.-Yds/Game 72-60.9 78-77.5 Time of Possession 29:56 29:38 Time of Possession 26:50 32:15 Rushing Offense 22 57 Location: ....................................................... Winfield, Kan. Passing Offense 47 78 Founded: ..................................................................... 1885 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Passing Efficiency 29 88 Enrollment: ............................................................... 1,741 RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG RUSHING Att. Net Avg. TD YPG Total Offense/Gm. 29 80 President: ................................................ Dr. Brad Andrews Collins 182 1,016 5.6 7 112.9 Sims 180 739 4.1 6 67.2 Thomas 95 494 5.2 7 49.4 Keith 69 197 2.9 0 32.8 Scoring Offense 35 82 Faculty Athletic Representative: ...................Dr. Ed Loeb Rushing Defense/Gm. 44 78 Interim Director of Athletics: .....................Mike Kirkland PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG PASSING A-C-I Pct. TD YPG Pass Def. Efficiency 44 45 Athletic Dept. Phone: .................................620-229-6218 Thomas 247-125-11 50.6 21 168.6 Crandall 252-90-15 35.7 6 91.1 Pass Defense/Gm. 47 17 Sports Information Director: ...........................Scott Nuss Total Defense/Gm. 48 52 Conference: ..............Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG RECEIVING Rec. Yds Avg. TD YPG Garcia 44 650 14.8 11 59.1 Kistler 47 733 15.6 8 66.6 Scoring Defense/Gm. 44 57 Nickname: ................................................... Moundbuilders Otte 27 419 15.5 5 41.9 A. Williams 16 188 11.8 1 17.1 Punt Avg. 31 74 Mascot: ....................................................................The Jinx Punt Returns 23 85 DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR DEFENSE S-A-T TFL Int. FF-FR Colors:...........................................................Purple & White Kickoff Returns 30 77 First Year of Football: ................................................ 1903 Rakow 44-35-79 15.5 0 1-0 Walker 83-65-148 21.0 2 3-2 Gill 31-33-64 9.0 0 0-0 Mata 48-55-103 7.5 0 2-4 Turnover Margin 55 64 All-Time Record:...............................................498-448-53 STADIUM INFORMATION Name: ............................................Richard L. Jantz Stadium CONCORDIA (NEB.) FUN FACTS Opened:....................................................................... 2010 Location (Pop.): Seward, Neb. (7,120) Capacity: .................................................................... 3,500 Distance from Winfield: 303 Miles Playing Surface:....................................................FieldTurf Enrollment: 2,146 All-Time Record:..........................................................6-12 Conference: Great Plains Athletic Conference COACHING STAFF Nickname: Bulldogs Head Coach: ...................................................... Brad Griffin Colors: White & Navy Blue Career Collegiate Record: ............................................0-0 Rivals: Doane, Midland Record at SC: ..................................................................0-0 Notable Alumni: Assistant Coaches Bailey Morris (2015 NAIA Div. II Women’s Basketball Player of the Year) Defensive Line/Strength & Cond.:...................Corey Gray Brian Mueller (President - Grand Canyon University) Offensive Line/Run Game: ............................Jimmie Tagg Amanda Husberg (American Composer of Hymns) Quarterbacks/Pass Game: ..............................Nate Justice Safeties: ...............................................................Jeff Kontz For What It’s Worth... Running Backs: ...........................................Brandon Owen -Concordia’s campus in Seward, Neb., is one of 10 schools in the Concordia University system. The college was Wide Receivers: ................................................Ben Klinger founded in 1894 as the Evangelische Lutherische Schulleherer Seminar, and granted its first teaching degrees in Tight Ends/H-Backs: .......................................... Wyatt Jiru 1907. The school joined the Concordia University system in 1995, and became a university in 1998. Corner Backs: .................................................... Victor Redd TEAM INFORMATION -For years, due in large part to its rural setting, Concordia has been known to those in the area and the region as Basic Offense: ........................................................Pro Style the “College in the Corn Field.” Basic Defense: ......................................................3-3 Stack 2014 Overall Record: ..................................................1-10 2014 Conference Record: .............................................1-8 Lettermen Returning: .................................................. 39 (17 Offense, 21 Defense, 1 Specialist) Lettermen Lost: ............................................................. 30 (18 Offense, 12 Defense) Starters Returning: