2004 - Football schedule/results

5-5 Overall, 5-5 GPAC

SEPTEMBER
Sept. 4	Doane College	Seward, Neb.	W 27-12
Sept. 11	Nebraska Wesleyan	Lincoln, Neb.	L 31-24
Sept. 28	Dakota Wesleyan	Seward, Neb.	W 55-13
Sept. 25	University of Sioux Falls	Sioux Falls, Iowa	L 30-13
OCTOBER
Oct. 9	Hastings College	Seward, Neb.	L 37-22
Oct. 16	Northwestern	Orange City, Iowa	L 22-14
Oct. 23	Dana College	Seward, Neb.	W 28-21
Oct. 30	Midland Lutheran	Fremont, Neb.	W 49-10
NOVEMBER
Nov. 6	Briar Cliff	Seward, Neb.	W 48-29
Nov. 15	Morningside College	Sioux City, Iowa	L 16-13

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2004 - Football roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown
1	Albert Greenwood	CB	6-3	215	Sr.	Beaumont, Texas
2	Steven Hambric	S	6-0	180	Fr.	DeSoto, Texas
3	Nick Cavalliero	SS	6-2	210	Sr.	Mesa, Ariz.
4	Nathan Weber	LB	6-2	230	Sr.	Pierce, Neb.
5	Cort Johnson	P/WR	6-0	165	Fr.	Amarillo, Texas
6	Reggie Corbin	QB	6-5	225	Fr.	Beaumont, Texas
7	Terrance Carter	CB	5-10	150	Fr.	Waxahatchie, Texas
8	Johan Stal	WR	5-11	175	Fr.	Orebro, Sweeden
9	Dominique Weatherspoon	S	6-1	195	So.	Pineland, Texas
10	Jeff Neujahr	RB	5-9	165	So.	Gothenburg, Neb.
11	Stewart Brandt	QB	6-1	170	Fr.	Willis, Texas
12	Matt Egger	QB/P	6-3	185	So.	Galva, Iowa
14	Kurt Earl	QB	6-2	200	Sr.	Longmont, Colo.
15	Zach Davis	WR	5-9	175	Jr.	Cypress, Texas
16	Brett Mertens	QB	6-0	175	Fr.	Merino, Colo.
17	Jim Niemczyk	K	6-0	160	Fr.	St. Louis, Mo.
18	Nathan Blankenship	LB	6-0	220	So.	Waverly, Neb.
19	Patrick Daberkow	DB	5-11	190	So.	Madison, Neb.
20	Jermaine Johnson	FB	5-8	210	Fr.	Wichita Falls, Texas
21	Kellin Bretschneider	RB	5-10	210	Sr.	Pierce, Neb.
22	JaMaine Lewis	RB	5-11	195	Fr.	St. Louis, Mo.
23	Jacob Bauer	LB	5-9	180	Jr.	Lame Deer, Mont.
24	Billy Newell	CB	5-8	160	So.	Houston, Texas
25	Curtis Johnson	CB	5-8	170	Fr.	Kearney, Neb.
27	David Fowler	CB	5-11	175	So.	Pasadena, Texas
28	Anthony Ogden	CB	5-8	190	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb.
29	Jon Keehart	CB	5-9	160	Fr.	Marshal, Mo.
30	Norman Carrol	CB	5-11	135	So.	Fort Pierce, S.D.
31	Casey Makey	S	6-1	180	Fr.	Gurley, Neb.
32	C.J. Rust	LB	6-3	210	Sr.	Geneva, Neb.
33	Cody Smith	FB	5-10	195	Fr.	Raymond, Neb.
34	Aaron Caughey	TE	6-1	235	Sr.	Campbell, Neb.
36	Marcus Nathan	LB	6-0	200	Fr.	Golden, Colo.
37	Dane Peterson	S	5-11	175	Fr.	Purdum, Neb.
38	Chad Harmon	LB	5-11	200	Fr.	Wichita, Kan.
39	Marcus Rust	LB	6-3	215	Fr.	Geneva, Neb.
40	Duffy Davis	TE	6-5	220	Jr.	Ainsworth, Neb.
41	Phillip Elder	RB	5-10	260	Jr.	Paris, Texas
42	Nathan Bramley	LB	5-11	190	So.	Ute, Iowa
44	Luke Staab	LB	6-1	190	So.	Ord, Neb.
45	Trevor Vandell	S	5-9	170	So.	Funk, Neb.
49	Justin Harman	WB	6-0	190	Fr.	Trumbull, Neb.
50	Steven Leimbach	OL	6-2	210	Fr.	Nottingham, Md.
51	Michael Voss	OL	6-3	300	Jr.	Wood River, Neb.
53	Jack Galusha	LB	6-1	210	So.	Fairmont, Neb.
54	Terrance Gillian	OL	5-11	260	Sr.	Lancaster, Texas
55	Aaron Wisroth	LB	6-0	200	Jr.	Saratoga, Wyo.
56	Clay Sanford	LB	5-10	230	So.	Houston, Texas
57	Brock Blecha	DL	6-1	280	Sr.	Superior, Neb.
59	Bill Dieckhoff	DL	6-4	280	Fr.	Lincoln, Neb.
60	Joshua Gilmore	DL	5-8	190	Fr.	North Loup, Neb.
61	Christopher Pederson	OL	6-1	235	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb.
62	Peter Guerra	OL	5-11	235	Fr.	San Antonio, Texas
63	Brian Miller	DL	6-1	230	So.	Houston, Texas
64	Nathan Britten	OL	5-11	250	Fr.	Clay Center, Neb.
67	Kyle Rust	DL	6-2	235	Fr.	Geneva, Neb.
68	Samuel Meyer	OL	6-1	255	Fr.	Flower Mound, Texas
69	Matthew Haack	OL	6-1	285	Jr.	York, Neb.
70	Landon Woerner	OL	6-1	190	Fr.	Superior, Neb.
74	John Lowd	OL	6-3	350	Fr.	Houston, Texas
75	Gabriel Eberhardt	OL	6-5	290	Sr.	Geneva, Neb.
76	Joshua Krueger	OL	5-10	240	Sr.	Pierce, Neb.
77	Alex Meyer	OL	6-3	305	So.	Geneva, Neb.
78	Kyle Fittje	OL	6-5	280	So.	Columbus, Neb.
79	Dennis Robbins	OL	5-11	240	Sr.	Alliance, Neb.
81	Brent Tuxhorn	WB	6-1	200	So.	Auburn, Neb.
82	Ben Deutschman	TE	6-3	220	So.	North Platte, Neb.
83	Timothy Meyers	WR	6-2	185	Fr.	Superior, Neb.
84	Timothy Gast	WR	6-0	170	Jr.	Abingdon, Md.
85	Christopher Morris	TE	6-5	225	Fr.	Chula Vista, Calif.
87	Zachary Tessman	WR	6-3	180	Fr.	Clay Center, Neb.
88	Nathaniel Thompson	RB	5-11	175	Fr.	Racine, Wis.
89	Ed Bittick	WR	5-11	175	Fr.	Houston, Texas
91	Justin Hannemann	DL	6-2	270	Sr.	Lincoln, Neb.
92	Jason Kuiper	DL	6-0	225	So.	Frankesville, Wis.
94	Matt Baller	DL	6-2	240	Fr.	Milligan, Neb.
96	Seth Clemmer	DL	6-4	260	Jr.	Brandon, Miss.
97	Hunter Christiansen	DE/L	6-3	240	Jr.	Concordia, Mo.

Optimism reigns with outstanding veterans, talented recruits

"Although we lack depth,” Coach Courtney Meyer said, “we have the ability to be an upper-division GPAC team this year,” emphasizing the need to keep injuries to key players at a minimum. The Concordia football team opens its 2004 season with a 7:30 p.m. home game against Doane on Sept. 4 before traveling to Nebraska Wesleyan for a 6 p.m. game on Sept. 11.

A combination of outstanding veterans and talented recruits provide optimism with 17 seniors providing a veteran leadership base for Concordia to build on 5-5 records racked up in both 2003 and 2002. A major goal will be to keep quarterback Kurt Earl healthy, a downfall last year when he was out four games with injuries. Meyer said a versatile and explosive offense with the Longmont, Colo., senior at the controls will challenge opposing defenses.

The inexperienced Bulldogs in 2003 lost five games in a row after winning the season opener, but came back to capture four in a row before losing the season finale.

Eleven teams will take the field this fall to compete for the Great Plains Athletic Conference crown. Defending champion Sioux Falls is preseason pick for No. 1 with the Bulldogs tabbed for an eighth-place finish. Northwestern and Midland Lutheran were the other top favorites.

“We have a very solid offensive line that also has good size,” Meyer said of the unit anchored by All-GPAC Terrance Gillian, a senior from Lancaster, Texas. “We lack depth in the defensive line and at linebacker.”

Junior running back Phillip Elder (Paris, Texas) will be back after being sidelined with a broken leg a year ago. The Bulldogs will be developing young fullbacks and receivers with Brent Tuxhorn, a sophomore from Auburn, Neb., and Duffy Davis, a junior from Ainsworth, Neb., hopefully responding to the challenge. Anthony Ogden, a three-year starter from Lincoln, Neb., is at cornerback and Meyer labels senior Nick Cavalliero (Mesa, Ariz.) the GPAC’s best safety with Albert Greenwood (Beaumont, Texas, senior) and Dominique Weatherspoon (Pineland, Texas, sophomore) contributing at cornerback. Senior Justin Hannemann of Lincoln, Neb., is strong at defensive end and Seth Clemmer (Brandon, Miss., junior), C.J. Rust (Geneva, Neb., senior), Jack Galusha (Fairmont, Neb., sophomore) and Jake Bauer (Lame Deer, Mont., junior) solid at linebacker.

Mike Voss, junior offensive lineman, Hanneman and Bauer earned GPAC honorable mention a year ago. The Bulldogs have seven returning starters on offense in Earl, Elder, Davis, Voss, Gillian, senior lineman Dennis Robbins (Alliance, Neb.) and senior tight end Aaron Caughey (Campbell, Neb.). The defense also brings back seven ’03 starters in Hanneman, Clemmer, Rust, Bauer, Ogden, Cavalliero and sophomore back Patrick Daberkow from Madison, Neb.

The team theme, “Fight for Your Brothers,” is from Nehemiah 4:14. Meyer sees the team preparing to embrace the theme with importance in their daily lives as well as for the competition on the football field.

The kicking game probably will be turned over to two freshmen, Cort Johnson (Amarillo, Texas) to handle the punting and Jim Niemczyk out of Lutheran North of St. Louis taking on place-kicking. Meyer labeled his class of 38 freshman as the best group of newcomers in numbers and quality that he has seen in four or five years.

“It was a good year,” he said. Among them is Ed Bittick, who was named the best offensive back/receiver in Greater Houston All-Star Classic and was rated among the top five track sprinters in the Houston area; Matt Baller, a nose guard at Exeter-Milligan (Neb.) High School who participated in the Nebraska Eight-Man All-Star game; Samuel Meyer of Marcus High in Flower Mound, Texas, at offensive guard; Johan Stal, a wide receiver from Sweden; and JaMaine Lewis, running back from St. Louis. Jeff Neujahr, a transfer from Chadron State out of Gothenburg, Neb., also could make a difference at running back.

Bulldogs open season with 27-12 victory over Doane

4 SEP 2004

Phillip Elder exploded for a 70-yard touchdown run to put Concordia in front, 27-6, midway in the fourth quarter as Doane fell in the season opener for both teams. Tiger defensive back Quentin Bradley returned a fumble 72 yards in the final minutes to make the final 27-12 before a crowd of 3,121 at Seward on Sept. 4.

Concordia marched to score on its opening drive with a bootleg pass from Kurt Earl to Aaron Caughey covering the final four yards. It was 7-6 at the half. Concordia covered 96 yards in 10 plays with Earl hitting Duffy Davis on a 37-yard pass for a score at 5:07 of the third quarter to make it 14-6.

Elder also scored on a two-yard run early in the fourth quarter. A late Doane threat was thwarted when defensive lineman Justin Hannemann gathered in a pass that bounced out of a Doane receiver’s hands when he was hit by Nick Cavalliero. The turnover inside the Concordia 20 set up Elder's long run. Jim Niemczyk kicked three extra points.

The Bulldogs dominated the stats with 24 first downs to 13 and 480 total yards of offense to 203 for the Tigers. Elder averaged 10.2 yards on 21 carries and Earl hit 13 of 22 passes for 173 yards. The Bulldogs held Jeff Luebbe, one of the 2003 GPAC rushing leaders, to 79 yards in 24 carries. Luebbe scored the first Doane TD on a three-yard run with 1:58 left in the first quarter. Coach Courtney Meyer added it was a bit surprising – and encouraging -- to see how the Bulldogs controlled the line of scrimmage most of the game. “It’s the best we have run the ball against Doane in the past seven years,” he said.

The Bulldogs played together on both sides of the ball and he was encouraged with their ability to play with poise and self-control in the second half. Elder showed he is a back to be reckoned with, he said, and his passion for the game was infectious for the team.

Other plus points include the knowledge that quarterback Kurt Earl did not get sacked and the defense never gave up a big play, led by coverage by Cavalliero and Anthony Ogden.

Sophomore linebacker Jack Galusha had three solo tackles and eight assists to lead the defense in his first game and Meyer was pleased with the effort of linemen Hannemann and Seth Clemmer.

Elder gained 216 yards in 21 carries to lead the GPAC in rushing and Kellin Bretschneider had 39 in 12 tries. Duffy Davis caught six passes for 86 yards while Earl connected on 13 of 22 passes for 173 yards.

”It boils down to a lot of people making strong contributions,” Meyer said, adding that T.C. Carter, a cornerback, and Steven Hambric, a safety, were among the freshmen getting into the action. His coordinators, Bill McAllister on offense and Tim Preuss on defense, did a great job of mixing calls to frustrate the Tigers.

Nebraska Wesleyan comes from behind for 31-24 victory

11 SEP 2004

Nebraska Wesleyan, down by two touchdowns with nine minutes remaining, launched an aerial attack that earned a 31-24 GPAC victory at Lincoln on the night of Sept. 11.

The Wesleyan defense forced three Bulldog turnovers in the final seven minutes. Both teams are 1-1 in GPAC play.

Jim Niemcyzk's field goal opened the scoring at 10:36 on the Bulldogs' first possessions and Philip Elder's two-yard plunge on the next possession made it 10-0. Brent Tuxhort caught a 30-yard pass from Kurt Earl late in the first half, which ended at 17-7.

Elder broke loose for a 19-yard scoring run to make it 24-10 on the first series of the fourth quarter. Concordia, which didn't give up a turnover in the first three quarters, gave it up three times in the final seven minutes.

A 26-yard TD pass from Danny Hansen to Tyler Gingery with 23 seconds remaining gave the Prairie Wolves the final lead. Gingery had three touchdowns on pass receptions.

Jack Galusha, Nate Weber and Jacob Bauer all had four tackles and two assists for the Bulldog defense with Bauer credited with two sacks.

The Bulldogs outgained Wesleyan in rushing, 206-112, but the Prairie Wolves were tops in passing, 267-208. Total yards found Concordia with 414 and NWU with 379.

Rust's TD on interception ignites 55-13 win over DWU

28 SEP 2004

It took C.J. Rust only two minutes to set the tone in Concordia’s 55-13 victory over Dakota Wesleyan in a Great Plains Athletic Conference football game on a hot and breezy Sept. 18 in Seward.

The senior linebacker from Geneva, Neb., intercepted a Derek Falor tipped pass on the Tigers’ fifth play of the game and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown. It was the first of four Tiger passes the Bulldogs picked off during the afternoon game that left them with a 2-1 record for the season and in the GPAC. Two additional turnovers on fumbles contributed to the third straight loss for DWU, two in GPAC play. It was 21-7 at half.

Although the Tigers controlled the ball for 34 minutes, the Bulldogs made the most of the 26 minutes they had possession.

Concordia came out of the DWU game without any major injuries, although fans suffered a scare when quarterback Kurt Earl was sidelined midway in the first quarter as stitches were required to close a laceration on the finger of his left hand. There was more good news as safety Nick Cavalliero’s brace allowed him to play with his leg injury.

Wide receiver Duffy Davis and safety Dominique Weatherspoon are expected to be ready for action next week at Sioux Falls.

Coach Courtney Meyer was pleased with the Bulldog running offense as they gained 343 yards in 54 carries. Philip Elder was over the 100-yard mark by one in 20 carries as he scored three touchdowns and picked up an extra point when he fell on a blocked kick in the end zone. Kevin Bretschneider was close behind with 92 yards in 14 carries and JaMaine Lewis averaged 21.3 yards in three carries. “The defense creating turnovers speaks volumes to how we’re playing,” Meyer said.

A punt blocked by Steve Hambric on the first series of the second half set up an Elder eight-yard TD run that spread the margin to 28-7. Meyer was pleased with the discipline and poise shown by the Bulldogs after the disappointing 31-24 last-minute loss to Nebraska Wesleyan the previous week.
After Rust’s opening TD, Dakota Wesleyan made it 8-7 with 9:39 left in the half on Falor’s one-yard plunge. It was set up by a fumble recovery at the Bulldog 33 and interrupted only by a Hambric pass interception and fumble.

Concordia responded with a 75-yard march with the TD coming on a fourth-and-nine play at the Tiger 28 on a pass from Earl to Zach Davis at 5:41. On the next series, Concordia moved 83 yards with a 33-yard Earl to Jeff Neujahr pass play to the DWU two. That set up Bretschneider’s TD plunge at 1:37. Falor’s 22-yard pass to Aaron James capped a 73-yard touchdown drive with 7:32 left in the third period.

Ed Bittick recovered a Tiger fumble at the Bulldog 25 and fought his way to the DWU nine. Two rushes by Neujahr, the last for three yards, put the ball in the end zone with 2:32 left in the period to make it 35-13.

Albert Greenwood brought a pass he intercepted back 31 yards to the Wesleyan 15 .Three plays later Elder scored from three yards out . Another Elder three-yard TD run capped a 49-yard drive midway through the fourth quarter.

Casey Makey’s interception of a Falor pass at the Bulldog 20 set up the final Concordia touchdown, a 13-yard run by JaMaine Lewis with 3:16 remaining. Justin Hannemann added six extra-point conversions for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs rushed for 343 yards compared to 159 for DWU and led in first downs, 20-17. The Tigers connected on 12 of 29 passes for 148 yards compared to four of 10 for 90 yards for Concordia. Total offensive yards found the Bulldogs best, 433 to 307.

NAIA #2 Sioux Falls wins 27th straight, 30-13 over Bulldogs

25 SEP 2004

Joe Wright connected with Charles Johnson on a 42-yard pass play with 13 seconds left to make it 20-13 at half and NAIA #2 Sioux Falls added 10 for a 30-13 GPAC victory on Sept. 25 at Sioux Falls.

Bulldog freshman Ed Bittick returned the opening kickoff 95 yards to put Concordia on the scoreboard, but the Cougars came back with scoring pass plays of 54 and 91 yards to lead, 13-7, at the end of the first quarter.

Concordia scored on a 12-yard pass from Kurt Earl to Duffy Davis at 9:19 of the second quarter to cap a 70-yard drive but failed to convert the extra point. Momentum gained in the second period was nipped when Sioux Falls stopped a 12-play Bulldog drive of 58 yards with an interception in the end zone.

Sioux Falls added a field goal in the fourth quarter and an 85-yard drive that ended with Wright's TD on a bootleg after a 59-yard pass play to Dusty Hovorka.

The Bulldogs were stopped on fourth down from inside the Cougar one late in the game. Concordia recovered a Sioux Falls fumble at the 10 after the Cougars had stopped a 80-yard Bulldog march on downs at the Sioux Falls 15 with 10.5 minutes to go.

Statistical edge doesn't pay for Bulldogs, 37-22

6 OCT 2004

Concordia held an edge over Hastings in statistics on Oct. 6, but the Bronco efforts counted on the scoreboard, 37-22. Hastings is now 4-2 and Concordia 2-3 in GPAC play.

Before 2,319 Bulldog homecoming fans, Hastings moved to a 14-0 halftime lead and stood up under a 16-point fourth quarter for Concordia.

Concordia ran 86 plays to 53 for Hastings and held the ball 32:13 to 27:47. They picked 28 first downs to 14 for the Broncos and held a slight 289-281 edge in rushing yardage. The Broncos connected on only six of nine passes, but average 30 yards per catch. The Bulldogs hit 11 of 31 in the air for 146 yards but had three intercepted.

Eric Moody scored three touchdowns for Hastings on runs of 19, 10 and one yards while gaining 140 total yards. Hastings held a 24-0 lead before Kevin Bretschnider broke the ice for Concordia with a three-yard run with 2:01 left in the third quarter. It was set up by a 39-yard pass play from Reggie Corbin to Brent Tuxhorn. Corbin scored on a 10-yard run and passed to Tuxhorn for a two-pointer. The final score came with 27 seconds remaining on a 13-yard run by Bretschneider with Duffy Davis catching the pass that counted for two extra points.

Philip Elder gained 94 yards on 20 carries and Tuxhorn caught three passes for 52 yards. Corbin had 117 yards passing,hitting seven of 19 with one interception. Concordia missed three field goal attempts.

Northwestern shuts down passing in 22-14 win over Bulldogs

16 OCT 2004

Northwestern used an advantage in passing and possession to advance its season record to 5-2 with a 22-14 victory over Concordia on Oct. 16 at Orange City, Iowa. The Bulldogs are 2-4, all GPAC games.

It was 6-0 at half with Northwestern limited to two field goals, but the Red Raiders scored 10 in the fourth period.

The Red Raiders hit 13 of 29 passes for 157 yards while Concordia was two for 14 for eight yards. Concordia held the edge in rushing, 143-128, but Northwestern held the ball for 37:58 while the Bulldogs only had 22:02. Both teams lost two fumbles.

Jacob Bauer scored the first Concordia touchdown with a 30-yard fumble recovery and Jim Niemczyk converted for a 7-6 margin. Kellin Bretschneider scored on a 13-yard run with 5:37 left in the game. Northwestern's touchdowns came on a 35-yard blocked punt return by Joe Schueller and a three-yard run by Keith Sietstra. Brad Cave hit field goals from 46, 20 and 34 yards.

Bretschneider led the Bulldog rushers with 70 yards while Philip Elder gained 48. Jack Galusha led the Bulldog defense with 13 tackles while Nic Cavalliero had 10.5 as well as intercepting a pass.

Concordia holds on for 28-21 win over Dana

23 OCT 2004

Kurt Earl connected with Duffy Davis on a 43-yard pass play two minutes into the second half that gave Concordia a 28-7 margin over Dana in a GPAC football game on Oct. 23 at Seward. The Bulldogs held on as the Vikings, behind the passing of Tom Lensch, threatened with two touchdowns within 69 seconds midway in the half.

The win put Concordia at 3-4 while the loss dropped Dana to 1-7 for the season. Dana, with 350 passing yards, dominated the statistic battle as they picked up 25 first downs and ran 84 plays but only gained 19 yards rushing . Concordia with a more balanced attack had 159 yards through the air and 282 on the ground as 69 plays earned 17 first downs.

Fumbles by Concordia opened the door for Dana. The first came on a punt return that allowed the Vikings to score on a 45-yard drive with 11 seconds remaining in the third quarter with Matt Neesen plunging the final yard. A minute into the final quarter Javon Bell caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Lensch after the Bulldogs fumbled again.

Jim Niemczyk’s field-goal attempt was blocked with three minutes remaining after Concordia moved to the Dana 20 after coming up with a Dana fumble on the 34.

Concordia needed only three plays to score on their first possession of the game with Brent Tuxhorn taking it the final 44 yards on a flanker rushing play. Dana moved deep into Concordia territory the first two times they held the ball. The Bulldogs held twice after the Vikings were first and goal inside the 10 and Rick Lebeda and Mitch Bowhay missed field-goal attempts from the 20 and 27. They tied it a 7-7 with 1:39 left in the first quarter with Lensch’s 26-yard pass to Casey Newson setting up a four-yard rush to score by Neesen.

A pass interception by Jack Galusha at the Dana 35 set up 26-yard pass from Earl to Kellin Bretschneider for a score at 12:57 and a ground attack on the next possession was successful with Philip Elder rushing for the final four yards at 8:25.

The Concordia defensive line applied pressure on Lensch that led to eight sacks with Jacob Bauer and Seth Clemmer each credited with two. Bauer led the Bulldog tacklers with 7.5 while Ben Ryan turned in 10 for the Vikings.

Concordia 49, Midland Lutheran 10

30 OCT 2004

Concordia won its second straight game on Oct. 30 with a 49-10 triumph over Midland Lutheran at Fremont, Neb. Sophomore running back Jeff Neujahr carried the ball 16 times for 191 yards that netted three touchdowns and also had one catch of a pass from Kurt Earl for 68 yards and a touchdown.

The Bulldogs piled up 508 yards of total offense. Philip Elder opened the scoring with a seven-yard run in the first quarter. Anthony Ogden followed with a touchdown on the return of a blocked punt. JaMaine Lewis picked up the final TD of the day on a one-yard run.

Jim Niemczyk kicked seven extra points. With the win, Concordia evened its record at 4-4 while Midland falls to 4-4 in the conference and 5-4 overall.

Concordia 48, Briar Cliff 29

6 NOV 2004

Concordia roared back from a 14-7 halftime deficit to defeat Briar Cliff, 48-29, in a GPAC football game at Seward on Nov. 6. It was Senior Day.

The Bulldogs scored three times in both the third and fourth quarters to advance their season record to 5-4 while Briar Cliff fell to 3-6. Concordia didn't score until Johan Stal made a one-handed grab of a 37-yard pass from Kurt Earl in the end zone while under pressure from a defender.

Jack Galusha inspired the Bulldog effort by grabbing a Charger fumble in the air and rambling 42 yards to tie it at 14-14 at 12:41 of the third quarter. Briar Cliff answered with a field goal but Brent Tuxhorn made the first of his two touchdowns on a 10-yard run at 6:29. It advanced more for the Bulldogs when Aaron Caughey scored on a four-yard shovel pass play from Earl.

In the final quarter, Tuxhorn scored on a five-yard pass from Earl and Albert Greenwood sprinted open on a 59-yard pass play from Earl with 5:13 left. Jermaine Johnson's two-yard run was the final Bulldog TD with 1:10 left and Jim Niemczyk missed his first extra point conversion of the day after that touchdown when it was blocked.

Jon Borer scored twice for Briar Cliff on one- and two-yard plunges and also passed 14 yards to Jackson Greer for another. Jesse Galles ran 24 yards for another Charger TD and Mike Parkinson ran for a two-point conversion.

Morningside scores twice in fourth quarter for 16-13 win

13 NOV 2004

Craig Fobbe connected with Cory Wirth on two pass plays in the fourth quarter that allowed Morningside to come from behind for a 16-13 GPAC football victory at Sioux City on Nov. 13. The scoring followed drives of 82 and 72 yards.

The Mustangs ended the season in second place in the GPAC at 8-2 while the Bulldogs were 5-5.

Philip Elder scored the first of his two touchdowns on an eight-yard run at 12:36 on Concordia's first possession with Jim Niemczyk kicking the extra point. A 29-yard pass from Kurt Earl to Aaron Caughey set up the scoring play.

Morningside moved to the Bulldog nine on its first possession before losing the ball on a fumble. Joel Osborne kicked a 22 yard field goal for Morningside with three seconds left in the half.

Concordia also scored on its first possession in the second half after Terrance Carter recovered a Mustang fumble forced by Jacob Bauer at midfield. Elder crossed the goal line at 10:24 after a five-yard run. An Earl-Duffy Davis pass play for 30 yards was the big play in the drive. Niemczyk's PAT kick failed.

The Mustangs compiled 379 yards on offense, 256 by hitting 20 of 32 pass attempts. They lost four of five fumbles. The Bulldogs gained 279 yards, 152 by rushing. Elder had 73 yards on 15 carries while JaMaine Lewis picked up 37 on six tries. Kurt Earl hit nine of 19 passes for 127 yards with Aaron Caughey catching two for 38 yards and Brent Tuxhorn two for 37 yards. Linebacker Jacob Bauer was in on 11 tackles, six unassisted, while Dominique Weatherspoon had nine, six unassisted.