The Dordt Defender football team will host Midland on Saturday, October 25 with kickoff at 1pm.

COVERAGE
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MIDLAND  
2025 Record Overall/GPAC:  4-3/3-2
Results

• Aug. 30 lost to UMary 28-22
• Sep. 6 def. Hastings 24-9
• Sep. 13 def. Waldorf 53-0
• Sep. 20 lost to Morningside 55-37
• Sep. 27 lost to Doane 19-18
• Oct. 11 def. Concordia 60-52
• Oct. 18 def. Briar Cliff 49-0

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 37.6/23.3
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 369/330
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 107/110
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 263/220
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 6/16
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:  15/17

Individual Leaders

• Brodey Johnson | 97-68 passing | 1300 yards | 18td | 2int
• Zach Congalton | 45-68 passing | 534 yards | 3td | 3int | 41 rush | 3.4 yards per carry | 3td
• Tyson Denkert | 115 rushes | 3.8 yards per rush | 4td
• TJ Covington | 27 catches | 14.0 per | 6td
• Tae Marks | 20 catches | 18.0 per | 5td
• Tim Brown | 24 catches | 13.8 per | 2td
• Kevin Adams | 23 catches | 13.8 per | 5td
• Gavin Rohewal | 39.1 yards per punt
• Payden Alexander | 5-8 fg long of 39 yards | 26-26 PAT
• Brandon Lance | 44 tackles | 1 int
• Beau Lacroix | 28 tackles | 5 sacks | 1 int
• Dom Rohleder | 3 sacks
• Carsen Crouch | 2 int

DORDT
2025 Record Overall/GPAC:  6-0/6-0
Results

• Sept. 6  def. Dakota Wesleyan 66-7
• Sept. 13 def. Doane 41-0
• Sept. 27 def. Northwestern 21-20
• Oct. 4 def. Briar Cliff 51-0
• Oct. 11 def. Waldorf 59-7
• Oct. 18  def. Mount Marty 33-13
• Oct. 25 Midland
• Nov. 1 @ Hastings
• Nov. 8 Concordia
• Nov. 15 @ Morningside

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 45.2/7.8
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  456/213
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 268/84
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 188/129
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 7/11
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:14/3

Individual Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 60-113 passing | 953 ypg | 10 td | 30 rush | 8.1 avg | 1 td
• Daniel Dickerson | 27 rush | 4.9 yards per carry | 4td
• Preston McCoy | 32 rush | 10.3 yards per carry | 2td
• Keenan Valverde | 33 rush | 3.9 yards per carry | 4 td | 8 punt returns | 16.9  return avg
• Thomas Fritz | 27 rush | 13.4 yards per carry | 4 td
• Eliot Beal | 23 receptions | 20.0 per catch | 5 td
• Rhett Williams | 10 receptions | 20.8 per | 2 td
• Isaac Looker | 10 receptions | 9.6 per | 1td
• Ivan Orozco | 10 punts | 43.9 per
• Stephen Leinen | 9-12 fg | 60 long | 34-35 pat
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 46 tackles | 2 sack | 1int
• Ethan Mills | 22 tackles 
• Nolan Buckholtz | 6.5 tfl | 4 sacks
• Zach Quiring | 21 tackles | 1 sack | 1int
• Nathan Feldmann | 15 tackles | 2 int

 
LAST TIME
Dordt was a 33-13 winner over Mount Marty on 25 and scored 33 unanswered points after giving up a game opening touchdown drive. 

• Dordt outgained Mount Marty 357-252
• Dordt outrushed Waldorf 294-110
• Thomas Fritz | 9 rushes for 120 yards
• Kolson Kruse | 12 rushes for 46 yards | 3td
• Preston McCoy | 14 rushes for 78 yards
• Isaac Looker | 2 catches | 23 yards
• Coleson Quiring | 7 tackles
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 9 tackles
• Nathan Feldmann | 2 interceptions

 Midland was a 49-0 winner over Briar Cliff and was up 21-0 at halftime.

• Midland outgained Briar Cliff 408-144
• Johnson was 19-33 passing for 286 yards
• TJ Covington caught three passes for 110 yards
• Tim Brown had  three catches for 63 yards
• Kevin Adams had four catches for 46 yards
• Brandon Lance, Jalen Morgan and Carter Lightwine all had one interception

THE SERIES
Midland leads the series 12-5 and Dordt owns a 4-3 advantage in the last seven games. The visitor has won in all seven of those games and all but two of the games have been decided by one score or less.
 
Dordt was up 24-7 at halftime last season in the opener at Fremont and Dordt was up 38-7 midway through the fourth quarter before Midland scored a pair of late touchdowns.  
 
MIDLAND  LEADERS

• Teryn Berry was 16-29 passing for 319 yards
• TJ Covington had three catches for 116 yards
• Tim Brown caught eight passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns

DORDT LEADERS

• Kolson Kruse was 12-11 passing for 157 yards and two touchdowns and he ran for 79 yards on 12 carries.
• Thomas Fritz had nine carries for 73 yards
• Brendan Pieper had 10 carries for 52 yards
• Eliot Beal had three catches for 58 yards and two scores
• Kaden Harken had four catches for 45 yards
• Dan Junglint had an interception
• Jamin Stuhr, Cooper Hidalgo and Joe Johnson all had one sack

 
2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE

Dordt 5-0 5-0 Morningside 5-1 5-2 Concordia 5-1 5-1 Midland 4-2 4-3 Mount Marty 3-3 4-3 Northwestern 4-3 4-3 Briar Cliff 3-4 4-4 Hastings 3-4 3-4 Dakota Wesleyan 1-5 2-5 Doane 1-5 1-5 Waldorf 0-7 0-7   Saturday, October 18 Dordt def. Mount Marty 33-13 Northwestern def. Morningside 14-13 Midland def. Briar Cliff 49-0 Concordia def. Hastings 32-29   Saturday, October 25 Concordia @ Morningside Midland @ Dordt Doane @ Briar Cliff Waldorf @ Dakota Wesleyan Hastings @ Mount Marty   Saturday, November 1 Dordt @ Hastings Dakota Wesleyan @ Mount Marty Morningside @ Doane Northwestern @ Midland Briar Cliff @ Concordia   Saturday, November 8 Doane @ Northwestern Concordia @ Dordt Midland @ Dakota Wesleyan Briar Cliff @ Waldorf Mount Marty @ Morningside   Saturday, November 15 Dordt @ Morningside Northwestern @ Concordia Hastings @ Dakota Wesleyan Doane @ Waldorf Mount Marty @ Midland   Saturday, September 6 Dordt def. Dakota Wesleyan 66-7 Midland def.  Hastings 24-9 Morningside def. Briar Cliff 58-17 Mount Marty def.  Waldorf 35-10 Concordia def. Doane 35-7   Saturday, September 13 Mount Marty def. Dordt 24-14 Briar Cliff def. Hastings 20-16 Midland def. Waldorf 53-0 Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan 27-22 Dordt def. Doane 41-0   Saturday, September 20 Morningside def. Midland 55-37 Hastings def. Waldorf 42-0 Briar Cliff def. Mount Marty 34-20 Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 23-0 Saturday, September 27 Doane def. Midland 19-18 Morningside def. Hastings 41-31 Concordia def. Waldorf 54-0 Briar Cliff def. Dakota Wesleyan 21-7 Dordt def. Northwestern 21-20   Saturday, October 4 Dordt def. Briar Cliff 51-0 Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 33-7 Concordia def. Mount Marty 52-43 Morningside def. Waldorf 69-6 Hastings def. Northwestern 10-9 Saturday, October 11 Northwestern def.  Briar Cliff 28-0 Midland def. Concordia 60-52 Dordt def. Waldorf 59-7 Morningside def.  Dakota Wesleyan 49-17 Mount Marty def. Doane 31-14