We recap the final season of head coach Vance Winter's eight-year tenure at Concordia. The 2016 Bulldogs finished 7-3 and were ranked 18th in the final regular-season national coaches' poll.
All-American defensive end Trey Barnes will showcase his talents at the annual D2 vs. NAIA Challenge, which will be played Dec. 17 in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
For the second-straight year, senior Hallick Lehmann has been named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division football team. The native of Albion, Neb., is majoring in psychology and behavioral science.
Vance Winter became the first Concordia head football coach to collect GPAC coach of the year honors since 2001 and a total of 13 Bulldog players were recognized as 2016 all-conference performers.
After a career day punting the football, senior Trey Barnes collected GPAC special teams player of the week accolades. Barnes' performance in the 31-28 win over Hastings included a career long punt of 75 yards.
After finishing 2016 with a 7-3 overall record, the Concordia football team jumped three spots to No. 18 in the final regular-season coaches' poll released on Sunday. The Bulldogs defeated Hastings, 31-28, on Saturday.
Seniors Trey Barnes and Patrick Skwara enjoyed big days to help the Concordia football team end the 2016 season on a three-game win streak. The Bulldogs defeated Hastings, 31-28, on Saturday afternoon.
The 2016 regular season will conclude on Saturday when No. 21 Concordia hosts Hastings in a rivalry affair. The Bulldogs will honor their senior class while eyeing a top-20 national finish.
Bryce Collins totaled 179 rushing yards and three touchdowns while powering the 21st-ranked Bulldogs to a 35-28 win at Dordt on Saturday afternoon. Concordia is now 6-3 on the year.
Seniors Le’Dontrae Gooden and Hallick Lehmann represented Concordia University football on the 2016 Academic All-District 3 Football teams of the College Division announced on Thursday (Nov. 3).
In the history of the program, Concordia football has produced six players that are known to have signed NFL contracts or to have been invited to NFL training camps.
In lieu of the normal spring practice season, head coach Patrick Daberkow is monitoring progress from afar. Prior to students being sent home, Daberkow observed a physically stronger, more veteran 2020 team.
As of Signing Day 2020, the Concordia football program has secured the pledges of 42 high school seniors from nine states around the country. The initial class includes 14 native Nebraskans.
The 3-7 record didn't show it, but the Concordia football program made strides in 2019 while following the lead of a stout linebacker group. A tough Bulldog defense kept the team close throughout the season.
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.
Head coach Patrick Daberkow met the crowd at Tuesday (July 31)'s GPAC Football Media Day and discussed a 2018 squad picked to finish fourth in the GPAC. Daberkow even made one bold prediction.
The Victory Bell's history dates back many decades as a uniquely Concordia University, Nebraska tradition. A bell that has signaled many Bulldog victories, its origins have been revealed. There's even a surprising twist.
The final outing of the spring came in the form of a public scrimmage on Friday night (April 20), underneath the lights at Bulldog Stadium. Head coach Patrick Daberkow's squad showed off a group of up-and-comers.
Out from the shadows of four-year stalwarts D'Mauria Martin and Tarence Roby, Concordia's standouts in the linebacker unit are due for more attention. Much is expected of the group in 2018.
A 1997 Concordia graduate, Gerrod Lambrecht has led a successful professional life that has included 17 years in the health care field and now a unique opportunity at the University of Nebraska.