Concordia Football Record Book
SEWARD, Neb. – Thanks to one of the more productive offenses in Concordia University Football history, the 2023 Bulldogs broke significant program records. Behind prolific quarterback DJ McGarvie, the ’23 squad set a new standard for offensive yards per game (415.3) while averaging more than 30 points per game for the first time during the GPAC era and for the first time since 1972. Head Coach Patrick Daberkow’s squad finished strong in winning back-to-back games, 55-26 over Doane and 45-21 over Mount Marty.
Most impressively, McGarvie became the program’s all-time leader for passing yards and passing touchdowns this fall. The signal caller out of Lincoln North Star High School also broke his own school record for passing yards in a single season. The right arm of McGarvie helped pave the way for Austin Jablonski to claim the program record for receiving yards in a season, surpassing the 1,024 yards Korrell Koehlmoos amassed in 2022. In addition, Devin Zeigler used his fifth year of college football to break into the top 10 on the program’s all-time rushing list with 1,800 career rushing yards. The list below summarizes the movement of current Bulldogs within the school’s all-time charts.
Team records broken in 2023:
· Offensive yards gained per game (412.0)
· Offensive scoring average during the GPAC era (30.3)
Individual top 10, career:
· No. 1 – DJ McGarvie, passing yards (6,679)
· No. 1 – DJ McGarvie, passing touchdowns (54)
· No. 7 – Austin Jablonski, receptions (127)
· No. 8 – Austin Jablonski, receiving yards (1,617)
· No. 9 – Devin Zeigler, rushing yards (1,800)
Individual top 10, single season:
· No. 1 – Austin Jablonski, receiving yards (1,134)
· No. 1 – DJ McGarvie, passing yards (2,642)
· No. 1 – DJ McGarvie, total offense (2,616)
· No. 2 – Austin Jablonski, receptions (91)
· No. 2 – DJ McGarvie, pass completions (210)
· No. 2 – DJ McGarvie, pass attempts (368)
· No. 2 – Devin Zeigler, rushing touchdowns (11)
· No. 3 – Peyton Atwood, PATs made (36)
· No. 3 – DJ McGarvie, completion percentage (.571)
· No. 4 – Austin Jablonski, receiving touchdowns (8)
· No. 4 – DJ McGarvie, passing touchdowns (17)
· No. 6 – Devin Zeigler, rushing attempts (201)
· No. 7 – Devin Zeigler, total touchdowns (11)
· No. 9 – Devin Zeigler, points scored (66)