A run of three-straight in-state GPAC rivals comes to a conclusion on Saturday when a pair of top 25 squads meet inside Bulldog Stadium. The 23rd-ranked Concordia University football team welcomes No. 6 Doane on Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
After receiving votes in the national poll last week, the Concordia University football team has returned to the top 25 of the NAIA national rankings. The Bulldogs were slotted in at No. 23 in the poll released on Monday.
After filling the stat sheet in Concordia’s come-from-behind 41-38 overtime win at Midland, junior Trey Barnes has garnered the first GPAC weekly award of his career.
Trailing Midland 35-14, the Bulldog offense erupted behind monster games from quarterback Garrett Folchert and running back Bryce Collins in what amounted to a stunning come-from-behind victory for the Concordia University football team.
The Bulldogs will take on a Nebraska GPAC rival for the third time in five games when Saturday’s contest gets underway. On the road for the fourth time this season, Concordia will take on Midland at Heedum Field at 5 p.m. It will be homecoming for the Warriors.
Bryce Collins bullied Nebraska Wesleyan with three rushing touchdowns and the Concordia University football team cruised to a 47-14 victory inside Bulldog Stadium on a picture perfect homecoming Saturday afternoon.
For the second time in three seasons, the Concordia University football team will host Nebraska Wesleyan for its homecoming game. Kickoff from Bulldog Stadium is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday.
Dordt running back Xavier Caffee made some early noise, but the Concordia University football team used a run of 24-straight points to pull away for a 34-21 road victory in Sioux Center, Iowa, on Saturday afternoon.
Concordia (2-1, 1-1 GPAC) will travel to Dordt (0-4, 0-3 GPAC) on Saturday, Oct. 3. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. from Open Space Park in Sioux Center, Iowa.
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Nearly unblockable in Concordia’s 28-3 win over Hastings on Sept. 12, Trey Barnes “breathed fire” that evening as voice of the Bulldogs Jayson Jorgensen exclaimed in a description of the Seward native’s second sack of the game.
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Every great athlete has a signature performance, that moment in time when people remember where they were as it unfolded. Fans in attendance at Bulldog Stadium on Nov. 17, 2001, surely recall the most unforgettable play ever made by then senior tight end Ross Wurdeman.
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