Football

The potent sixth-ranked Red Raiders will test the stout Concordia defense this Saturday inside Bulldog Stadium. Coach Patrick Daberkow's squad has won three of its last four games.

Behind another stellar defensive performance, the Bulldogs returned to the win column in a 24-17 decision over Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday (Oct. 12). Concordia's defense collected six sacks.

A rollercoaster first half of the season leads into Saturday (Oct. 12)'s kickoff versus Dakota Wesleyan. The two sides will go head-to-head in a game set for a 1 p.m. kickoff. DWU seeks its first GPAC win.

A mud bowl broke out on Saturday (Oct. 5) afternoon in Jamestown, N.D., where the host Jimmies celebrated their homecoming with a 13-10 four-overtime win over Concordia. Both teams had fewer than 200 total yards.

The dynamics have changed for an offense that now has the ability to air it. The "money team" refers to a playmaking group of receivers that may be as good as ever seen before at Concordia.

For his role in the 16-14 homecoming victory over Briar Cliff, freshman safety AJ Jenkins has been named the GPAC Defensive Player of the Week. Jenkins intercepted a pass, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble.

Concordia will ride the momentum of back-to-back GPAC wins on its long bus ride up to Jamestown, N.D. The Bulldogs and Jimmies will kick off at 1 p.m. CT from Taylor Stadium on Saturday.

Concordia held Briar Cliff to 191 total yards and forced seven turnovers in a 16-14 homecoming victory on Saturday (Sept. 28). The Bulldogs (2-2, 2-1 GPAC) have now won back-to-back conference games.

Senior linebacker Derek Tachovsky stuffed the stat sheet in a dominant 44-0 win last week at Hastings. As a result, the GPAC named Derek Tachovsky the conference's defensive player of the week.

A two-time All-American at tight end, Ross Wurdeman has been chosen as an NAIA Hall of Famer. He is the fourth Concordia alum to get the call to the hall, joining Carol Bailey-Moravec, Gene Brooks and Kregg Einspahr.