Football Coaching Staff
Vance Winter - Head Coach - Defensive Coordinator
Vance Winter was named the head football coach at Concordia in December 2008. He is the ninth head coach in the university's 80-year football history. Winter was promoted from within, having served previously on the Bulldog staff for two years as the defensive coordinator and two years as the linebackers' coach.
During his coaching career, Winter has made stops at Peru State College (defensive coordinator, linebackers 2004-05), Wayne State College (linebackers 2002-04), and Dakota State University (running backs 2000-01).
Winter was a four-year letter winner while playing middle linebacker for Dakota State University. A team captain in 1999, Winter was a two-time honorable mention all-conference linebacker for the Trojans and the team's leading tackler in 1998 and 1999.
Winter earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Dakota State University in 2002 and a master's degree in sport management from Wayne State in 2004. Winter lives in Seward, Neb., with his wife Tanya and his son Jackson.
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Scott Hoffman - Offensive Coordinator - QuarterbacksScott Hoffman has served as the Bulldogs' offensive coordinator since the 2005 season.
A native of Scottsbluff, Neb., Hoffman has degrees from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Hoffman’s resume includes more than 20 years of coaching experience at various levels. He spent five years at the helm of the Wayne State College program where he also served as quarterbacks and running backs coach. Prior to Wayne State, Hoffman was head coach at Dakota State University where he was named the SDIC Coach of the Year in 1998. While at DSU, he once again coached the quarterbacks and the offensive line.
He also spent 12 years at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. During that time, he served as wide receivers coach and offensive coordinator for the Lopers. In addition to his coaching duties at UNK, he also served as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the 16 intercollegiate sports that were offered.
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Ted Hall - Offensive Line - Run Game Coordinator
Ted Hall joined the Bulldog coaching staff in January 2009. He assumes the role of co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.
Ted's playing career began with the Mohawks of Montevideo, Minnesota in high school. He earned several honors including All-Conference and All-Area. He then accepted a football scholarship from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. After 2 seasons, Ted transferred to North Dakota State University where he played on the offensive line. In 1984, Ted earned All-Conference honors and the team was runner-up for the national championship. He helped lead his team to the national championship in 1985, earning team captain, Most Valuable Lineman in Conference, All-Conference, and All-American honors for his efforts.
Ted spent 15 years in business, beginning as a sales person in 1988. He worked his way to Regional Sales Manager for Ecolab Professional Products and is currently Director of Sales and Marketing for USA Northland Directories out of Moorhead, MN.
Throughout Ted's business career, he stayed involved in football as a coach for Shanley High School in Fargo, North Dakota and later West Monona High School in Onawa, Iowa. He began coaching offensive line full-time in 2002 as an assistant coach for Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. He coached the offensive line at Minnesota State University-Moorhead from 2005-2007. He spent two seasons as Run Coordinator and offensive line coach at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota before arriving at Concordia.
Ted and his wife, Sherri have been married 26 years. They have three children (Katie, Kristin, and Ted) and reside in Seward.
Patrick Daberkow - Secondary
Patrick Daberkow is in his third season as the secondary coach for the Concordia University football team. Daberkow earned his bachelor’s degree in Education from Concordia in 2006. He lettered all four years as a defensive back for the Bulldogs. He was a team captain in 2006 and was named 2003 Defensive Newcomer of the Year. Daberkow is a native of Madison, Nebraska. He resides in Seward with his wife Emly.
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Steve Sirek - Tight Ends - Kicking Game Steve Sirek is no stranger to Bulldog football, having played and coached previously at Concordia. He has been back on the Bulldog staff since 2005. Sirek is one of two people who can say they were involved in all three of the Bulldogs’ conference championships, as he played for one and helped coach during the others.
From 1978-1981 he served as the Bulldogs offensive coordinator. He switched sides of the ball in 1982 and worked with the defense until 1987. During that time Concordia had a .707 winning percentage. Twelve years later, Sirek again joined the staff, serving as the defensive backs and special teams coach from 1999-2002.
Sirek graduated from Concordia in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in education. He has master's degrees from both Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Ind., and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He and his wife, Kathryn, have three children.
Rodney Boyken - Recievers
Bio Coming Soon
Trent Laune - Linebackers
Bio Coming Soon
Ted Hall III - Defensive Line
Ted Hall III enters his first season as the defensive line coach for the Concordia University football team.
Hall started his collegiate playing career at Northern State, where he was a two-year starter on the offensive line for the Wolves. From there, Hall spent two years as a starting offensive lineman at Moorhead State.
Hall began his coaching career as tight ends coach and assistant offensive line coach at Northern State in 2006. He worked with two All-Conference players and coached a Northern State offense that ranked third in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference.
Hall earned his bachelor’s degree in Sports Marketing and Administration from Northern State University.