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.
Concordia and Dakota Wesleyan will meet on the gridiron for the 22nd time when the ball is kicked off on homecoming Saturday. The Bulldogs hope to avenge last season's loss in Mitchell, S.D.
Concordia came up empty on two early red zone trips and surrendered 21 points off turnovers to No. 2 Northwestern on Saturday (Sept. 25). The result was a 31-7 victory for the Red Raiders.
A third top 20 opponent in four weeks awaits the Bulldogs, who will look to get back in the win column at home. No. 2 Northwestern, last season's national runner up, will pay a visit to Seward on Saturday.
Lane Napier and the Bulldog defense put up a fight, but Dordt eventually wore Concordia down with its running game on Saturday (Sept. 18). The Defenders pulled away for a 27-7 win in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Coming off a blowout win over Briar Cliff, Concordia Football hopes to build off that momentum as it takes on No. 14 Dordt on Saturday. The Defenders own a three-game win streak in the series.
Eight different Bulldogs scored touchdowns in a 61-21 home opening rout of Briar Cliff on Saturday (Sept. 11). Concordia came up with five turnovers and four sacks and DJ McGarvie threw four TD passes.
Concordia will be happy to put last week behind it as it looks forward to its home opener versus Briar Cliff on Saturday. The Bulldogs are 15-3 all-time against the Chargers, who are 0-2 to begin the 2021 season.
The 2021 season opener resulted in a decisive victory for third-ranked Morningside, which piled up 652 total yards. The Bulldogs fell by a 63-7 score in Sioux City, Iowa, on Saturday (Sept. 4).
A major challenge awaits the Bulldogs in week one as they prepare for a primetime matchup with No. 3 Morningside. Concordia is vying for its first-ever win at Elwood Olsen Stadium.
The Victory Bell's history dates back many decades as a uniquely Concordia University, Nebraska tradition. A bell that has signaled many Bulldog victories, its origins have been revealed. There's even a surprising twist.
The final outing of the spring came in the form of a public scrimmage on Friday night (April 20), underneath the lights at Bulldog Stadium. Head coach Patrick Daberkow's squad showed off a group of up-and-comers.
Out from the shadows of four-year stalwarts D'Mauria Martin and Tarence Roby, Concordia's standouts in the linebacker unit are due for more attention. Much is expected of the group in 2018.
A 1997 Concordia graduate, Gerrod Lambrecht has led a successful professional life that has included 17 years in the health care field and now a unique opportunity at the University of Nebraska.
As of the February National Signing Day, the Concordia University football program has 44 signed or committed recruits on board. The incoming Bulldogs hail from 10 different states. Twelve are from Nebraska.
A homecoming win over then seventh-ranked Doane and a late four-game winning streak highlighted the first season of Patrick Daberkow's head coaching tenure. The Bulldogs finished at 6-4 overall in 2017.
A difficult road test is coming up Saturday (Sept. 16) for the Concordia football team, which will travel to Orange City, Iowa, for a clash with No. 24 Northwestern. The Bulldogs seek their first win at Northwestern since 2002.
The lumberjack-like Erik Small is taking on a unique role this season as a two-way starter for head coach Patrick Daberkow's squad. Small's toughness and physicality give him the traits to make it work.
It's a new era for Concordia football. The program welcomed Patrick Daberkow as its 10th head coach in school history. The Bulldogs enter 2017 ranked just outside the top 25 in the NAIA's official coaches' poll.
Patrick Daberkow experienced his first GPAC Football Media Day as head coach at the 18th annual event held in South Sioux City, Neb., on Thursday (Aug. 3). The Bulldogs were picked fifth in the GPAC by league coaches.