A positive turnover margin and a few big plays on offense were enough to lift the Bulldog football team to a 14-9 victory over Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 6). Garrett Schardt went over 100 yards receiving.
After an improved passing performance last week, the Concordia football team gets back to action at home this week with Dakota Wesleyan making the trip to Seward. The Bulldogs are now 2-2 on the season.
Jake Kemp and the passing game got rolling at Dordt on Saturday (Sept. 29), but the Bulldogs failed to fully capitalize on four Defender turnovers. Host Dordt rode its power run game to a 38-19 victory.
Coming off its first loss of the season, the Concordia football team is looking to bounce back at Dordt on Saturday. The Bulldogs (2-1, 1-1) have won nine in a row in the series versus the Defenders (2-1, 1-1).
An improved passing game failed to carry Concordia to victory in its homecoming contest with visiting Midland on Saturday (Sept. 22). The Warriors spoiled the party with a lopsided 35-7 win inside Bulldog Stadium.
Linebacker Lane Napier has always been the type of football player who lets his performance on the field do the talking. A star at Aquinas High School, Napier wasted no time in claiming a starting spot as a Bulldog.
The Concordia football program has lived on the edge while starting out 2-0 in 2018. Led by stars Ryan Durdon and Lane Napier, the Bulldogs look to remain unbeaten after hosting Midland this Saturday for homecoming.
For the second time in his career, sophomore Lane Napier has been named the GPAC Defensive Player of the Week. Napier totaled 21 tackles (2.5 for loss) and a sack in the win at Jamestown.
A gritty defensive effort and a pair of bad snaps played critical roles in allowing the Concordia football team to escape North Dakota with a 16-13 win over Jamestown on Saturday (Sept. 15).
The GPAC opener for Concordia football is coming up Saturday in Jamestown, N.D. Fresh off a win over Buena Vista, the Bulldogs are looking to get healthier as they head north for the long trek.
Particularly on the offensive side of the ball, Concordia made strides in a 2020 season that began with four-straight wins. Coach Daberkow took pride in this team for more than just on-field performance.
In a year for the history books, the Concordia Football senior class has made the most of it. As Trevor Dey put it, the lasting impact will be "what we've learned and who we're becoming."
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As of Friday (Aug. 28), the 2020 Concordia Football team had successfully navigated through nearly two weeks of preseason preparation. It gets started for real on Sept. 12.
Typically by early August, a GPAC Football Media Day would have been staged. In lieu of that, we break down what things look like for Coach Daberkow's Bulldogs heading into preseason.
Before a home playoff game was made possible, the 2001 Concordia football team burst onto the national scene by upsetting eighth-ranked Sioux Falls in week two of that GPAC championship season.
Singing The Doxology in the postgame locker room is about as Concordia as ringing the bell after victories. It's a Bulldog Football tradition that dates back to at least the 1970s.
Former star quarterback Von Thomas now serves as Concordia's Multicultural Program Specialist and Assistant Director of Student Life. He fielded our questions in this Q&A.
As Sean Stewart said, "It's an honor and a privilege to be able to wear the Concordia University Bulldog jersey." We took a look back at the top Bulldogs by jersey number during the GPAC era (20 seasons).
One of the most fearsome linebackers in school history, Erik DeHaven represents what Concordia University football is all about. He starred for the 2001 championship team and is now a high school coach in Texas.