WHEN

Dordt will face Northwestern in GPAC football on Saturday, October 15 with kickoff at 1:00.

WHERE

The game will be played in Sioux Center, Iowa at Open Space Park

HOW TO FOLLOW

Listen to the game on the Dordt Media Network and KIHK, 106.9 FM.  
Watch the game  
In game stats   

DORDT

Overall record/GPAC record: 3-2/3-2

• Dordt def. Briar Cliff 35-13
• Morningside def. Dordt 49-21
• Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 38-7
• Doane def. Dordt 13-10 (OT)
• Dordt def. Mount Marty 44-29

Team Stats

• Points per game scored: 29.6  
• Points per game allowed:  22.2
• Yards per game: 371  
• Yards per game allowed: 319   
• Yards passing per game: 112  
• Yards passing per game allowed: 219  
• Yards rushing per game: 259
• Yards rushing per game allowed:  101  
• Turnovers forced: 10
• Turnovers given up: 7

Offense Individuals

• Kade McDaniel:  32-74 passing; 516 yards; 5 TD; 3 interceptions; 64 rush 263 yards, 2 rushing TD
• Zach Rozeboom: 4-7 passing; 26 yards; 6 rushes, 4.5 yards per rush
• Nick Wellen: 49 rushes 242 yards; 4.9 yards per carry; 3 rushing TD
• Daniel Dickerson: 19 rushes 110 yards; 5.8 yards per carry; 1 rushing TD
• Chase Tompkins: 17 rushes 98 yards; 5.8 yards per carry
• Anthony Trojahn: 34 rushes 146 yards; 4.3 yards per carry
• Brendan Pieper: 15 rushes 194 yards; 12.9 yards per carry
• Ethan Thomas: 14 catches; 13.2 yards per catch, 2 receiving TD
• Hayden Large: 8 catches; 19.4 yards per catch, 2 receiving TD
• Jayden Huisman: 4 catches; 16.8 yards per catch
• Eli Boldan: 4 catches; 8.8 yards per catch

Defense Individuals

• Ian MacDonald: 23 solo; 20 assists; 4 TFL; 1 interception, 1 forced fumble
• Bryce Christian: 25 solo; 14 assists; 5 TFL; 1 sack
• Abraham Stoesz; 23 solo; 10 assists; 5.5 TFL, 1 interception, 1 TFL; 5 pass break ups
• Daniel Jungling; 20 solo; 6 assists; 3 interception
• Grant Hixson; 12 solo; 6 assists, 4 pass break ups
• Chip Kasay; 9 solo; 3 assists, 1 interception
• Jessup Leakey: 7 solo; 2.5 TFL; 2.5 sack
• Tanner Millikan; 8 solo; 5 sack; 1 sack
• Colton Vander Berg; 2 solo; 7 TFL; 6.5 TFL, 4.5 sack
• Sam Andrews: 5 solo; 8 assists
• Drew Daum: 9 solo; 14 assists; 7 TFL; 2 sack
• Lucas Huttinga: 10 solo; 13 assists; 1 fumble recovery

Special Teams Individuals

• Blade Koons: 23 punts 38.1 yards per punt average; long of 51
• Fulton Gunderson: 19-19 PAT, 3-5 fg long of 39
• Evan Jordahl; 10 punt returns; 4 kick returns; 13.0 yards per kick return
• Ethan Thomas; 9 kick returns; 22.9 yards per kick return

NORTHWESTERN

Overall/GPAC Record: 4-1/4-1

• Morningside def. Northwestern 29-30
• Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 54-7
• Northwestern def. Jamestown 48-3
• Northwestern def. Concordia 34-10
• Northwestern def. Mount Marty 52-8

Team

• Points per game scored: 43.4
• Points per game allowed: 11.6 
• Yards per game:  502
• Yards per game allowed: 248
• Yards passing per game: 255
• Yards passing per game allowed: 200  
• Yards rushing per game:  247
• Yards rushing per game allowed: 48  
• Turnovers forced:  11
• Turnovers given up:  6

Offense Individuals

• Jalyn Gramstad: 34-51 passing, 482 yards passing, 1 interception, 4 touchdown passes, 41 rushes, 442 yards rushing, 9 touchdowns, 10.8 yards per carry
• Blake Fryar: 60-92 passing, 780 yards passing, 2 interceptions, 10 touchdown passes, 25 rushes, 159 yards rushing, 6.4 yards per carry
• Logan Meyer: 52 rushes, 255 yards, 4.9 yards per carry, 3 touchdowns
• Konner McQuillan: 36 rushes, 213 yards, 5.9 yards per carry, 3 touchdowns, 8 catches 13.8 yards per catch
• Michael Story: 27 catches, 14.5 yards per catch, 6 touchdowns
• Tanner Schouten: 16 catches, 13.4 yards per catch, 1 touchdown
• Blake Anderson: 16 catches, 12.1 yards per catch, 3 touchdowns

Defense Individuals

• Parker Fryar: 26 solo, 26 assisted tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 1 interception
• Tanner Oleson: 15 solo tackles, 7 assisted tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss
• Jacob Dragstra: 6 solo tackles, five assisted tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks
• Special Team Individuals
• Kole Telford: 5 kick returns, 14.0 yards per return
• Ty Schafer:7 punt returns, 7.3 yards per punt return
• Jackson Olsen: 11-14 point after
• Eli Stader: 14-14 point after, 1-2 field goals with a long of 50
• Jaden Snyder: 8 punts, 40.3 yards per punt with a long of 57

NORTHWESTERN NOTES

• Gramstad is 3^rd in the GPAC in yards rushed per game.
• Meyer is 7^th in the GPAC in yards rushed per game.
• Gramstad is 1^st in the GPAC in yards per carry.
• Meyer is 3^rd in the GPAC in yards per carry.
• Storey is 5^th in the GPAC in yards per catch.
• Schouten is 8^th in the GPAC in yards per catch.
• Anderson is 9^th in the GPAC in yards per catch.
• Storey is 3^rd in the GPAC in touchdown receptions.
• Anderson is 10^th in the GPAC in touchdown receptions.
• Stader is one of 3 kickers to convert all PATs in the GPAC.
• Northwestern offense ranks 2^nd in yards per game.
• Northwestern offense ranks 2^nd in yards rushing per game.
• Northwestern offense ranks 2^nd in points per game.
• Northwestern defense ranks 1^st in least points allowed per game, yards allowed per game and rushing yards per game in GPAC.

DORDT NOTES

• Wellen is 10^th in the GPAC in yards rushed per game.
• Wellen is 2^nd in the GPAC in yards per carry.
• McDaniel is 9^th in the GPAC in yards rushed per game.
• Trojahn is 8^th in the GPAC in yards per carry.
• McDaniel is 10^th in the GPAC in yards per carry.
• Jungling is 2^nd in the GPAC in interceptions.
• Gunderson is one of 3 kickers to convert all PATs in the GPAC.
• Daum is 4^th in the GPAC in tackles for loss.
• Vander Berg is 7^th in the GPAC in tackles for loss.
• Vander Berg is 4^th in the GPAC in sacks.
• Dordt offense ranks 3^rd in yards per game.
• Dordt offense ranks 3^rd in rushing yards per game.
• Dordt offense ranks 3^rd in points per game.
• Dordt defense ranks 7^th in points per game allowed in GPAC, 3^rd in yards per game and 4^th in rushing yards allowed per game.

RECENTLY

Northwestern's last game as on October 1 when it hosted Mount Marty and won a 52-8 decision. Northwestern was up 17-6 after one quarter and blew the game open with 21 points in the second quarter. Northwestern outgained Mount Marty 501-193 and had 251 yards passing and 250 yards rushing while limiting Mount Marty to 32 yards on the ground.  Gramstad passed for 238 yards on 18-26 success with three touchdowns and one interception.
Konner McQuillan ran for 107 yards on 14 carries and Gramstad ran for 105 yards on seven carries. Michael Storey caught nine passes for 139 yards and two touchdowns while Tanner Schouten had three catches for 58 yards and one score. Parker Fryar and Jacob Dragstra each had 1.5 sacks with Fryar getting six solo and three assisted tackles.

Dordt overcame a 9-0 deficit against Mount Marty to start the game and outscored the Lancers 28-7 in the second quarter on the way to a 44-29 win in Yankton on Friday night, October 7. Dordt was outgained 409-353 and ran for 252 yards while limiting Mount Marty to 172 yards on the ground. Dordt forced three turnovers and had nine sacks. Brendan Pieper had six carries for 78 yards and one touchdown and Connor Dodd had seven carries for 55 yards and Kade McDaniel had eight carries for 38 yards. Ethan Thomas caught five passes for 46 yards and Aidan Platon caught two passes for 51 yards. Colton Vander Berg led the Dordt defense with 4.5 sacks and seven solo tackles and Abraham Stoesz had 10 solo tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss.  

THE SERIES

The Defenders lost a 63-28 decision to Northwestern last season in Orange City as Northwestern took a 28-13 lead at halftime. Dordt ran for 234 yards and passed for 175 in the loss while Northwestern passed for 311 and ran for 217.  Anthony Trojahn ran for 70 yards on 10 carries and Nick Wellen ran for 62 yards on seven carries. Tyler Reynolds was 15-25 passing for 175 yards and ran for 35 yards. Konner McQuillan ran for 130 yards and two scores and Tyson Kooima ran for 44 yards Blake Anderson caught five passes for 94 yards and Cade Moser had three catches for 66 yards.  Levi Jungling led Dordt with seven catches for 91 yards and Eli Boldan had four catches for 42 yards.

GPAC

Standings
Morningside 5-0/5-0
Midland 5-1/6-1
Northwestern 4-1/4-1
Hastings 4-2/5-2
Dordt 3-2/3-2
Doane 3-2/3-2
Concordia 2-3/2-3
Jamestown 2-4/3-4
Mount Marty 1-4/2-4
Briar Cliff 1-5/1-6
Dakota Wesleyan 0-6/0-7
 
October 15
Northwestern @ Dordt
Briar Cliff @ Dakota Wesleyan
Doane @ Hastings
Mount Marty @ Concordia
Morningside @ Jamestown
 
October 22
Northwestern @ Doane
Midland @ Dakota Wesleyan
Dordt @ Concordia
Morningside @ Mount Marty
Hastings @ Jamestown
 
October 29
Briar Cliff @ Northwestern
Dakota Wesleyan @ Morningside
Concordia @ Midland
Doane @ Mount Marty
Jamestown @ Dordt
 
August 25
Mount Marty def. Presentation 42-10
Jamestown def. Valley City State 27-24 (ot)
Dakota State def. Dakota Wesleyan 29-19
 
August 27
Midland def. St. Mary 64-10
Hastings def. Trinity International 28-0
Waldorf def. Briar Cliff 42-24
 
September 3
Jamestown def. Dakota Wesleyan 34-30
Midland def. Hastings 14-10
Dordt def. Briar Cliff 35-13
Morningside def. Northwestern 30-29
Doane def. Concordia 12-10
 
September 10
Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 54-7
Midland def. Doane 20-6
Briar Cliff def. Jamestown 31-26
Hastings def. Mount Marty 45-20
Morningside def. Dordt 49-21
 
September 17
Northwestern def. Jamestown 48-3
Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 38-7
Midland def. Mount Marty 20-7
Hastings def.  Concordia 21-17
Morningside def. Briar Cliff 59-23
 
September 24
Doane def. Dordt 10-7 (ot)
Northwestern def. Concordia 34-10
Hastings def. Dakota Wesleyan 32-10
Midland def. Jamestown 21-10
Mount Marty def. Briar Cliff 41-19
 
October 1
Northwestern def. Mount Marty 52-8
Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan 20-12
Morningside def. Midland 47-12
Jamestown def. Doane 41-17
Hastings def. Briar Cliff 28-9
 
October 7
Dordt def. Mount Marty 44-29
 
October 8
Doane def. Dakota Wesleyan 16-13
Midland def. Briar Cliff 56-21
Concordia def. Jamestown 30-15
Morningside def. Hastings 70-17