The Dordt Defender football team will travel to Orange City, Iowa to face Northwestern on Saturday, September 27 with kickoff at 6pm.

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NORTHWESTERN
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 2-1/2-1
Results

• Aug. 30 def. Waldorf 40-0
• Sept. 13 lost to Mount Marty 24-14
• September 20 def. Dakota Wesleyan 23-0
• September 27 Northwestern
• October 4 Hastings

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 25.7/8.0
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  344/248
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed:  169/121
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 175/127
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 3/4
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 12/2

Individual Leaders

• Colby Duncan | 20-53 | 2td | 84.3ypg | 29 rushes | 6.6 avg | 1td
• Beau Bush | 20-40 | 1td | 86ypg
• Soloman Tea | 36 rush | 3.5ypg | 2td
• Gardner Casey | 28 rush | 4.1ypg | 3td
• Carson Ness | 12 receptions | 17.5 avg | 2td
• Tanner Schouten | 10 receptions | 17.3 avg | 1td
• Sam Remmerde | 6 receptions | 11.2 avg
• Luke Jeltema | 3 punts | 32.9 yards per punt
• Gianna Bennett | 3-6 fg | long of 33 | 9-9 PAT
• Jaelin Hines | 16 tackles  
• Jackson Smythe | 16 tackles | 1.5tfl | 1sack
• Drew Alger | 9 tackles
• Levi Egli | 3 sacks
• Jaxson Hildebrand | 3 sacks

DORDT
2025 Record Overall/GPAC:  2-0/2-0
Results

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

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 53.5/3.5
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  504/256
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 286/101
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 218/155
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 1/4
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:4/1

Individual Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 26-46 passing | 218ypg | 3td | 10rush | 12.0 avg | 1td
• Daniel Dickerson | 27 rush | 4.9 yards per carry | 4td
• Preston McCoy | 11 rush | 8.1 yards per carry
• Keenan Valverde | 12 rush | 4.9 yards per carry | 2td | 4punt returns | 19.8 return avg
• Eliot Beal | 10 receptions | 19.8 per
• Rhett Williams | 6 receptions | 19.0 per | 1td
• Ivan Orozco | 3 punts | 36.7 per
• Stephen Leinen | 3-4 fg | 51 long | 14-14 pat
• Josh Henderson | 8 tackles
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 11 tackles | 1 sack
• Elijah Dougherty | 3.5tfl | 1 sack
• Nolan Buckholtz | 2.5 tfl | 2 sacks
• Cole Johnson | 1int
• Devin Emdel | 1 int
• Zach Quiring | 1int

LAST TIME
Dordt scored on a 99 yard drive to start the scoring on Saturday, September 13 and followed with drives of 55 and 70 yards to build a 21-0 lead at halftime against Doane and extended the lead with another score on the first drive of the second half.  With the game well in hand Dordt was able to control the game and secured the shutout with a blocked field goal attempt.  

• Dordt outgained Doane 481-168
• Dordt outrushed Doane326-26
• Noah Strickfaden | 14-27 passing | 144 yards | 4 carries for 88 yards
• Four Dordt players had 40 or more yards rushing
• Eliot Beal | 4 catches | 52 yards
• Rhett Williams | 3 catches | 46 yards
• Daniel Dickerson | 14 rushes | 83 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 7 tackles | 1 sack | forced fumble
• Zach Quiring | 6 tackles | 2 tackles for loss
• Stephen Leinen | 2fg of 49 and 51 yards | 5-5 PAT

Northwestern scored on a pair of Gianna Bennett field goals in the second period for before getting a short field to work with as the first half ended and led 13-0 after Gardner Casey plunged in from a yard away. The score remained 13-0 until the 6:09 mark of the fourth quarter when Carson Ness scored on a five yard pass reception to cap a 73 yard drive.  Northwestern added a field goal for a 23-0 win.

• Northwestern outgained Dakota Wesleyan 355-73 and gained 243 yards rushing and allowed 20 yards on the ground.
• Duncan was 9-23 passing for 97 yards and ran 17 times for 145 yards.
• Carson Ness caught three passes for 47 yards.
• Northwestern had four sacks by four different players.

THE SERIES

Northwestern leads the series 18-0 with the last two games decided by a single score.  The most recent meeting was on November 9, 2024 when Northwestern's Eli Stader knocked in a 38 yard field goal for the games only score.
Both teams ran for 91 yards with Dordt passing for 125 and Northwestern getting 78 in the air.

NORTHWESTERN LEADERS

• Hayden Groos | 12-23 passing | 78 yards
• Konner McQuillan | 13 rushes | 52 yards
• Tyson Bajema | 4 receptions | 34 yards
• Parker Fryar | 11 tackles | 1 sack
• Trystin Voss | 7 tackles | 2 sacks

DORDT LEADERS

• Kolson Kruse | 12-18 passing | 125 yards
• Daniel Dickerson | 19 rushes | 50 yards
• Kaden Harken | 4 catches | 53 yards
• Eliot Beal | 2 catches | 35 yards
   

2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE

Morningside 2-0 2-1 Dordt 2-0 2-0 Concordia 2-0 2-0 Mount Marty 2-1 3-1 Northwestern 2-1 2-1 Midland 2-1 2-2 Briar Cliff 2-1 3-1 Hastings 2-2 2-2 Dakota Wesleyan 0-3 1-3 Doane 0-3 0-3 Waldorf 0-4 0-4   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 @ Midland Morningside @ Hastings Concordia @ Waldorf Dakota Wesleyan @ Briar Cliff Dordt @ Northwestern   Saturday, October 4 Briar Cliff @ Dordt Dakota Wesleyan @ Doane Concordia @ Mount Marty Waldorf @ Morningside Hastings @ Northwestern   Saturday, October 11 Northwestern @ Briar Cliff Midland @ Concordia Dordt @ Waldorf Morningside @ Dakota Wesleyan Mount Marty @ Doane   Saturday, October 18 Mount Marty @ Dordt Morningside @ Northwestern Briar Cliff @ Midland Concordia @ Hastings   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