Names like DJ McGarvie, Austin Jablonski and Mark Arp have earned well-deserved headlines, but the work of the big guys up front has been just as critical for Concordia Football. The Bulldogs' veteran lines have become a force.
A dominant performance in the upset of No. 2 Northwestern has led to NAIA National and GPAC Player of the Week honors for Carson Fehlhafer. The nose guard came up with three sacks in the 29-17 road victory.
Concordia stunned the NAIA football world on Saturday (Oct. 5) by taking down No. 2 Northwestern, 29-17, in Orange City, Iowa. Carson Fehlhafer was dominant up front and the Bulldog secondary picked off four passes.
One week after welcoming ninth-ranked Dordt for homecoming, the Concordia Football team stares down another date with an elite opponent. The Bulldogs (3-2) are readying to head to No. 2 Northwestern for game No. 6 of the season.
Concordia remains in search of that elusive signature win over a ranked opponent. On homecoming Saturday, the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 9 Dordt and its rushing attack, 33-22.
Back-to-back blowout road wins lead Concordia into its homecoming matchup with No. 9 Dordt. The Bulldogs (3-1) and Defenders are both averaging more than 40 points per game in 2024.
Concordia achieved a successful offensive balance, owned the line of scrimmage and was plus-five in turnover margin in a 63-13 steamrolling of Briar Cliff on Saturday (Sept. 21). DJ McGarvie fired five touchdown passes.
As a result of a career best performance, senior running back Mark Arp has been named the GPAC Offensive Player of the Week. Arp rushed for 210 yards and three touchdowns in the 42-7 win at Dakota Wesleyan.
Now 2-1, the Bulldogs will bring the nation's 10th-ranked rush offense to Sioux City, Iowa, for the 22nd all-time matchup with Briar Cliff. Concordia is coming off a 42-7 road win over Dakota Wesleyan.
With Mark Arp and Carlos Collazo churning out chunk yards, the Bulldogs piled up 641 total yards and trounced Dakota Wesleyan, 42-7, in Mitchell, S.D. Arp and Collazo combined for five rushing touchdowns.
Four decades since that glorious season, the 1981 Concordia Football team continues to reserve a spot in program lore. The Bulldogs went 9-1, won the NIAC title and finished with a No. 12 national ranking.
Lane Napier joked that he wasn't ready to grow up in regards to his decision to return for a fifth season as a Bulldog. Napier is on track to shatter the GPAC tackle record he already owns.
Optimism abounds in the preparatory month of August for a 2021 Concordia Football team that league coaches have pegged for fifth place in the GPAC. The Bulldogs will kick off the season at Morningside.
Concordia Football looks to build upon its 4-4 mark in 2020 behind 16 returning starters. The Bulldogs return All-American linebacker Lane Napier and first team All-GPAC running back Jonah Weyand.
Crete High School alum Jonah Weyand has his sights set on bigger and better in 2021. More than just a football player, Weyand has excelled as a leader and in the classroom.
Concordia Football returned to a fairly normal spring practice season this April. Storylines have included the return of Lane Napier, a welcome back to campus for 'G' and the progress of Wyatt Ehlers.
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.