Concordia enters the week as one of three 4-0 teams in NAIA football. The Bulldogs will pack their stout defense on the road for Saturday's trip to Dakota Wesleyan.
The passing of Blake Culbert and another smothering defensive effort helped boost the Bulldogs to a 23-3 homecoming win over Jamestown. Concordia improved to 4-0.
The third all-time meeting between Concordia (3-0) and Jamestown will unfold on homecoming Saturday in Seward. Last year's matchup took four overtimes to decide.
A familiar formula featuring a smash-mouth run game, rugged defense and mistake-free football led to the Bulldogs moving to 3-0 in the GPAC. Concordia won at Briar Cliff, 24-9.
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After rushing for five touchdowns, including the game winner, last week versus Hastings, running back Jonah Weyand has been named the NAIA National and GPAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Concordia last started 3-0 in GPAC play in 2013. The Bulldogs will try to duplicate that start with a victory Saturday at Briar Cliff. Kickoff from Sioux City is set for 1 p.m.
It was a home opener to remember on Saturday (Sept. 19) as Jonah Weyand scored five touchdowns, including the walk-off winner in overtime. The Bulldogs defeated Hastings, 34-28.
Concordia and Hastings have split the last 10 series meetings down the middle. Heading into the 2020 matchup, both squads are coming off week one victories over GPAC foes.
The first half of the 2020 season opener displayed exactly the type of football team Coach Patrick Daberkow has aspired to put together. Behind Jonah Weyand, the Bulldogs flattened Doane, 24-7.
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.