Game Time...Seventh-ranked Northwestern College heads to North Dakota for the second consecutive week as they open conference play at the University of Jamestown (N.D.) this weekend in Jamestown, N.D. Kickoff on Rollie Greeno Field at Taylor Stadium is scheduled for 1pm Saturday. The Red Raiders bring a 1-0 record into the weekend while the host Jimmies are 1-1 so far this season. 

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The Rivalry...This will be the fourth overall meeting between the two teams and first since the 2002 season. Northwestern leads the series 2-1, earning wins both in the 2001 and 2002 seasons. They lost to Jamestown in 2000.

        Scores:
        2000-23-9 loss
        2001-28-27 win
        2002-31-3 win

Last Week...Jacob Kalogonis rushed for over 100 yards and Tyson Kooima accounted for three touchdowns in leading seventh-ranked Northwestern to a 28-10 road win over Valley City State in its season opener. Valley City State fell to 0-2 on the season.

Kalogonis rushed 27 times for 124 yards and a touchdown, eclipsing 100 yards for the 13th time in his career. The junior averaged over four yards per carry and also caught one pass for 19 yards. The passing  game was just as effective as Kooima competed 15-of-28 attempts for 266 yards and two scores while adding 43 yards rushing and a score. 

The Red Raiders dominated the stats line, totaling 443 yards compared to 241 yards by Valley City State. Northwestern had the advantage in first downs (22-13), rushing yards (177-72), passing yards (266-169) and time of possession (32-28). 

Kooima completed passes to six different receivers, led by both Canon Flores and Shane Solberg with four catches each. Jared Nelson totaled three catches for a team-high 98 yards.

Defensively, Northwestern was impressive, forcing Valley City State to punt eight times and registering three quarterback sacks. Junior linebacker Sean Powell made a career-high 18 tackles and totaled 1.5 sacks while Garrett Sayler had seven tackles. Jed Van't Hof and Colin Snyder recorded the other sacks for Northwestern. 

Jamestown was shutout against 13th-ranked Dickinson State on the road, 51-0. The Jimmies fell behind 21-0 by the end of the first quarter and trailed 42-0 after a 21-point third quarter by Dickinson State. Jamestown gained 186 yards of total offense, 121 rushing and just 65 through the air. Jimmy Hatch rushed 17 times for 68 yards while quarterback Jordan Mann completed 5-of-20 passes for 65 yards and two interceptions. Caleb Ellingson highlighted the defensive effort with 10 tackles and Gavin Pancirov totaled four tackles and registered one sack.

Scouting Report on Jamestown:  1-1            Head Coach: Josh Kittrell (3rd year)

Formerly a member of the North Star Athletic Association and Dakota Athletic Conference, Jamestown is in its first year in the GPAC. They were picked 10th in the preseason coaches' poll and ninth in the media poll. 

The Jimmies are 1-1 so far this season, earning a narrow 2-point win (28-26)  in week one over their rival, Valley City State, in the Paint Bucket Series.

Head Coach Josh Kittrell is in his third season with the Jimmies, returning 12 starters from a 2017 team that went 2-6 in the conference, 2-9 overall. Kittrell was a standout quarterback for the Jimmies and has also served as the offense quality control coach for near-by North Dakota State. They were defeated by two GPAC teams in 2017, losing to both Hastings and Dakota Wesleyan.

Jamestown last made the NAIA FCS in 2007 when they lost to Morningside in the first round. The Jimmies first season of football was in 1914

    2018 Stats: (GPAC / NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Offense                                                Defense
    14ppg (9th)                                         38.5ppg (8th)
    274ypg (9th)                                       390.5ypg (7th)
       176 rush (7th)                                      150 rush (5th)
       98 pass (9th)                                        240 pass (6th)
    1 sack allowed                                     1 sack
    TO Margin: -3 (0 gained, 3 given up)
    Field Goals: 0/0
    10th in Punt Return Ave (-2)
    8th in Kick Return Ave (16.6)

    Top Players: 2018 Stats (GPAC / NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Rushing-Jimmy Hatch (returning starter); 33 att., 170yds, 2 TD
                  Allen Jevning; 21 att., 103yds
    Passing-Jordan Mann; 13/39, 196yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
    Receiving-Barry Williams Jr., 3/77yds, TD
                     Marcus Giles 2/36yds
    O-Line: Anthony Vereen (2nd team all-conference), Andrew Maniss (2nd team all-conference)
                    Zeb Tabor (TE) (2nd team all-conference)
    Kicker-Kai Madela; 3/3 PAT
    Punter-Isaak Myles: 31.4yds/att
    Defense- 7 starters back
      Caleb Ellingson (return starter; HM All-Conference)  26 tackles
      Morgan Borland (return starter) 9 tackles
      Gavin Pancirov 8 tackles, 1 QB sack
      Marcelo Sanchez  8 tackles
      Ben Steinolfson (returning starter) 8 tackles
      Troy Stuard (2nd team all-conference)

Scouting 7th-ranked Northwestern: 1-0            Head Coach: Matt McCarty (3rd season)

Northwestern earned a 28-10, season-opening win last weekend at Valley City State, improving to 37-21-1 all-time in the first game of the year. 

    In 2017...Northwestern finished second in the GPAC in 2017 with a 7-1 record and qualified for the NAIA FCS for the first time since 2014. They earned their first FCS win since 2006 with a 55-7 blowout over No.7 and previously unbeaten Langston (Okla.) before bowing out to eventual champion University of Saint Francis (Ind.) 30-3. 16 starters and 26 letterwinners return from last season.

2018 Media Guide |

2018 Stats: (GPAC / NAIA rank-if top 10)
    Offense                                                Defense
    28ppg (7th)                                         10ppg (2nd)
    443ypg (6th)                                        241ypg (2nd)
       177 rush (6th)                                 72 rush (2nd)
       266 pass (6th)                                169 pass (5th)
    0 sacks given up                                3 QB sacks (3rd)
    TO Margin: -2 (0 gained, 2 given up)
    Field Goals: 0/1
    17.7 kick return ave. (3rd)
    11.3 punt return ave. (4th)

    Top Players (2018 stats): GPAC  / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Rushing-Jacob Kalogonis 27 / 124yds (2nd), TD (1st team all-conference)
                  Tyson Kooima  9 /43, TD
    Passing-15 / 28, 266yds (6th), 2 TD, 2 INT (HM all-conference)
    Receiving-Canon Flores  4 / 74yds
                     Shane Solberg  4 /26yds
                      Jared Nelson  3 / 98yds (5th)
    Defense- 
      Sean Powell - 18 tackles (1st / 1st), 1.5 sacks (T2nd) NAIA Player of the Week
      Garrett Sayler - 7 tackles
      Jed Van't Hof - 5 tackles, 1 QB sack