Here's why we should celebrate Concordia University football, from the people that know best.
No. 20 Concordia (2-0) is set to open up its GPAC schedule on Saturday when Northwestern (0-2) visits Bulldog Stadium for a 1 p.m. kickoff.
On the heels of a 2-0 start, the Concordia football program has earned its highest national ranking since the 2013 season. The Bulldogs checked in at No. 20 in Monday's (Sept. 12) poll.
On Monday (Sept. 12) the conference named senior Michael Hedlund the GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Defensive Player of the Week.
Behind big plays from its stars and a monster game from senior linebacker Michael Hedlund, Concordia emerged from Ottawa, Kan., with a 2-0 record.
The first road test of the 2016 season awaits Concordia on Saturday. The Bulldogs will take on a foe from the KCAC for a second-straight week, this time under the lights.
For the fourth-straight year, Concordia football claimed victory in its season opener. Jared Garcia caught a pair of touchdown passes to help lift the Bulldogs to a 23-7 win over the University of Saint Mary.
The Concordia football program kicks off the 2016 season Saturday (Sept. 3) when it hosts University of Saint Mary as part of the GPAC/KCAC Challenge.
Belgium is not exactly considered a hotbed for college football recruiting. But Brussels native Dylan Pierquin has found a home and a role with Concordia football.
Picked third in the GPAC by league coaches, the 2016 Bulldogs are packed with star power. The likes of Trey Barnes and Bryce Collins have Concordia thinking big.
The 3-7 record didn't show it, but the Concordia football program made strides in 2019 while following the lead of a stout linebacker group. A tough Bulldog defense kept the team close throughout the season.
Linebacker Lane Napier has always been the type of football player who lets his performance on the field do the talking. A star at Aquinas High School, Napier wasted no time in claiming a starting spot as a Bulldog.
Head coach Patrick Daberkow met the crowd at Tuesday (July 31)'s GPAC Football Media Day and discussed a 2018 squad picked to finish fourth in the GPAC. Daberkow even made one bold prediction.
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.