Game Time...No.6 Northwestern College heads to Seward, Neb. for a GPAC match-up against Concordia in the final road game of the regular season for Head Coach Matt McCarty's squad. Kickoff at Bulldogs Stadium is scheduled for 1pm. Northwestern is alone in second place in the current GPAC standings with a 6-1 record, 7-1 overall. Concordia is tied with Hastings for  seventh place at 2-5 in conference play, 3-5 overall. 

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All-Time...Northwestern leads the all-time series 26-14 against the Bulldogs, 8-2 over the last 10 match-ups. Last year, Tyson Kooima passed for a then-career-high 316 yards and scored five touchdowns (3 rushing) in leading the Red Raiders to a 35-21 home win over Concordia.
    
    2017 Game Recap | 

    Last Five Games:
    2017: 35-21 W
    2016: 9-7 L
    2015: 17-14 W
    2014: 27-21 W
    2013: 30-28

Scouting Reports...

    Concordia Bulldogs: 2-5 (T7th), 3-5 overall        Head Coach: Patrick Daberkow (2nd year)

The Bulldogs have dropped three straight games since defeating Dakota Wesleyan 14-9 in Seward, Neb. on Oct. 6. They lost to Briar Cliff (23-14), Hastings (21-13) and No.1 Morningside (49-0) during their current streak, gaining just 26 yards of offense in last week's loss to the Mustangs. Concordia opened the season with two wins, defeating Buena Vista in non-conference play and edging Jamestown 16-13 in their GPAC opener.

Daberkow is in his second season as head coach and 12th year as a coach within the program. He guided the Bulldogs to a third place finish with a 5-3 league record in his first season, finishing 6-4 overall. They closed last season winning four of their final five games. 10 starters (4 offense, 6 defense) return from last year's team, including four players that garnered all-conference honors.

Team Stats (GPAC / NAIA Rank-if top 10)
Offense:                                            Defense:                                Special Teams:
13.5ppg (10th)                                26ppg (5th)                                Punting-39.3yds/ (4th)
254ypg (10th)                                 415ypg (8th)                              Kick Return-21/ (4th)
108ypg rush (10th)                            186ypg rush (8th)                   Punt Return-3ypr (9th)
146ypg pass (10th)                           229ypg pass (6th)                   Field Goals: 0/2
+4 TO (14 forced / 10 given)              15.5 sacks (7th)                     PAT: 10/14
27% 3rd down (10th)                   
28 sacks (10th)

Individual Leaders: (GPAC / NAIA Rank-if top 10)
Passing: Andrew Perea (returner)  48/97, 542yds (10th), 2 TD, 3 INT
               Jake Kemp    54/95, 525yds  5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing: Ryan Durdon (All-Conf.) 181/741yds (5th), 6 TD, 2 100-yd games
               Arthur Anderson   14/76yds, TD
Receiving: Vincent Beasley (return starter)   34/366yds, TD
                  Arthur Anderson  28/204yds  2 TD
                  Korrell Koehlmoos  20/208yds, TD
O-Line: Grady Koch (returning starter, all-conference)
Kicking: Alan Sharp  10/13 PAT, 0/2 FG
Punting: Lane Castaneda  40 ave. (3rd)
Tackles: Lane Napier (All-Conference)  117 tackles (1st /1st)
              Zac Walter (returning starter) 71 tackles (5th)
              Derek Tachovsky  66 tackles (7th)
              Caden Jameson (returning starter)  52
INT: Zac Walter  2

No.6 Northwestern College:  6-1 (2nd),  7-1 overall     Head Coach: Matt McCarty (2nd)

With two games left in the regular season, No. 6 Northwestern is in second place in the GPAC with a 6-1 record, 7-1 overall. McCarty's squad is 4-0 on the road this season, defeating Hastings 39-29 last week. 

Team Stats (GPAC / NAIA Rank-if top 10)
Offense:                                     Defense:                                   Special Teams:
38.5ppg (3rd)                                21.7ppg (2nd)                          Punting-29.7yds/ (10th)
459ypg (2nd)                              317ypg (2nd)                              Kick Return-19.6/ (5th)
190ypg rush (4th)                         144ypg rush (3rd)                     Punt Return-7.9ypr (7th)
269ypg pass (2nd)                        173ypg pass (2nd)    
0 TO margin (15/15)                10 sacks (8th)
42% 3rd down (4th)                   30% 3rd down (2nd)
9 sacks (2nd)

Individual Leaders: (GPAC / NAIA Rank-if top 10)
Passing: Tyson Kooima (All-Conf)  136/226, 2,097 yds (3rd), 17 TD (2nd), 9 INT, 60% completion
Rushing: Jacob Kalogonis (2x All-Conf) 177/946yds (2nd), 13 TD (2nd/4th), 5.3 yds/carry
               Tyson Kooima  93/413yds, 8 TD
Receiving: Shane Solberg  59 catches (2nd/9th), 991yds (2nd/6th), 8 TD
                  Jared Nelson  19 catches, 357yds, TD
                  Jacob Kalogonis  18 catches, 215yds, TD
                  Canon Flores  17 catches, 241yds, TD
                  Cade Moser    15 catches, 243yds, 3 TD
O-Line: Brad Mould (All-Conf), Paxton De Haan & Grahm Kenobbie (returning starters)
Kicking: Braxton Williams 32/39 PAT, 6/11 FG
Punting: Braxton Williams 33.7yds/attempt 
Tackles: Sean Powell (All-Conference)  71 (5th)
              Garrett Sayler  48
              Bryce Van Beek  48
              Tanner Machacek (All-Conference) 43
INT: Bryce Van Beek (All-Conf)  6 (1st/2nd)

Other Notes:
Jacob Kalogonis ranks 4th w/ 3,362 career rushing yards
      -34 rushing TDs-6th all-time
      -currently averages 5.8 yards/carry for career-5th best all-time
      -5 100 yard rushing games this season; 17 for career
     -rushing TD in seven of eight games; 21 of 28 games in career
    -needs 54 yards to become first Red Raider to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons since Brandon Smith
Tyson Kooima-4,973 passing yards is 9th best all-time, just passed Jeremy DeBie (1994-97)
            -39 passing TD's - 10th all-time at NW
            -14 200-yard passing games for career; 4 this season
            -3 300-yard passing games for career, 2 of last 3 games played
            -1,076 career rushing yards
Shane Solberg - 100 yards receiving in three straight and five of last six games
                        - set school record with 269 receiving yards last week vs Hastings
                        -nine yards shy of becoming second NW player with 1,000 yards receiving in a season (Chad Netten, 1,083-1996)
                        -TD reception in five straight games