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SEWARD, Neb. – Only two teams in the history of the Concordia University, Nebraska Football program have won more games in a single season than the 2024 squad guided by Head Coach Patrick Daberkow. The ’24 team went 8-2 overall while contending for an NAIA postseason bid and rewriting the school’s offensive record books. The latest Bulldog squad stands out as the most prolific offensive edition the program has ever trotted out. New standards were set in the categories of scoring average (38.5) and total offense (469.7), among other categories.
Below is a summary of the team and individual records that were broken in 2024. The list also features current Bulldogs who have risen up the program’s all-time charts for a single season and/or career. A four-year starter, DJ McGarvie broke program passing records across the board and set high bars with 82 passing touchdowns and 9,045 passing yards in his career. Behind a high performing offensive line, the likes of running back Mark Arp and receiver Austin Jablonski also put together 2024 campaigns that ranked among the best in school history at their respective positions.
There are six teams in program history that have won at least eight games in a single season. The 2001 team (10-2) coached by Courtney Meyer and the 1981 team (9-1) coached by Larry Oetting were the only two Bulldog editions to surpass eight victories in a campaign.
The updated record book also lists every All-GPAC award winner in Concordia’s history. The 2024 squad placed a program record eight team members on the conference’s first team. The first teamers were running back Mark Arp, defensive lineman Carson Fehlhafer, defensive back Daylon Henson, receiver Austin Jablonski, defensive lineman Devon Polley, offensive lineman Blake Schlegel, defensive lineman Kyle Sterup and offensive lineman Tyler Walford.
Team records broken in 2024:
· Most points scored in a season (385).
· Most points scored per game (38.5).
· Most touchdowns scored in a season (53).
· Most first downs per game (23.4).
· Most yards gained in a season (4,697).
· Most total yards per game (469.7).
· Highest passing completion percentage (.605).
· Most passing touchdowns in a season (28).
· Most First Team All-GPAC award winners (8).
· Most NAIA Scholar-Athletes (23).
DJ McGarvie
Program records:
· Most passing touchdowns for a career (82).
· Most passing yards for a career (9,045).
· Most pass completions for a career (761).
· Most pass attempts for a career (1,318).
· Owns program single season records for passing yards (2,642 in 2023), passing touchdowns (28 in 2024), completion percentage (.602 in 2024), pass completions (229 in 2022) and pass attempts (388 in 2022).
Austin Jablonski
· No. 2 in program history for career receiving yards (2,723).
· No. 2 in program history for career receptions (203).
· No. 4 in program history for career touchdowns (21).
· No. 6 in program history for career total touchdowns scored (27).
· Owns program single season rankings of No. 1 in receiving yards (1,134 in 2023), No. 2 in receptions (91 in 2023) and No. 3 in receiving touchdowns (10 in 2024).
· Owns the two highest single season receiving yards totals in school history (including 1,106 in 2024).
Mark Arp
· Equaled a program record with 13 rushing touchdowns in 2024.
· Broke a program single season record with 239 rushing attempts in 2024.
· 2024 rushing total of 1,195 yards ranks No. 3 in school history.
· Ranks No. 7 on the program’s all-time rushing list with 2,037 yards.
Peyton Atwood
· Broke program record for successful PATs in a single season (44 in 2024).
Michael Grindey
· No. 3 in program history (GPAC era) for career tackles (265).
Devon Polley
· No. 4 in program history for career sacks (19).
Adam Van Cleave
· 57 receptions in 2024 rank No. 6 on the program’s all-time single season list.
· 652 receiving yards in 2024 rank No. 13 on the program’s all-time single season list.
Daylon Henson
· Six interceptions in 2024 rank No. 6 on the program’s all-time single season list.