 | 7 |
 | 36 |
The Concordia University, Nebraska football team completed its 2008 season with a 36-7 defeat by the Hastings College Broncos on Saturday afternoon at Lloyd Wilson Stadium in Hastings, Neb.
The Bulldogs started the game with a gritty 10-play, 91-yard drive that took 4:13 off the clock and climaxed with a 21-yard touchdown pass from TJ Shirey to Daniel Uden. After that it was all Broncos as Concordia would be shut out for the remainder of the contest.
Hastings' first half scoring included two field goals by Gavin Rodriguez, a 60-yard drive that was capped off by a Dan Bargen five-yard touchdown run, and a safety.
The Bulldogs gave up the safety toward the end of the first half when Shirey was sacked and fumbled in Concordia's end zone. Corbin Jones recovered the safety for the Broncos and the half ended with Hastings up 15-7.
Hastings owned the scoring in the second half. The Broncos' Nick Grummert finished Hastings' opening drive with a nine-yard touchdown run and Concordia was unable to answer offensively. Hastings, on the other hand, seemed to be just warming up. Big plays of 78 and 40 yards capped the scoring at 36 for Hastings and put the game out of reach.
The Bulldog offense struggled with just 163 yards, 85 rushing and 78 passing, compared to 400 yards of offense from Hastings. Concordia finishes the season with a record of 1-9 overall and 1-9 in the GPAC while Hastings moves to 5-4 overall and 5-4 in the GPAC. Hastings has a matchup with the Midland Lutheran College Warriors next week to finish the season.