The Dordt Defender football team will host Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday, September 6 with a 1:00 kickoff

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DAKOTA WESLEYAN
2025 Record Overall/GPAC: 1-0/0-0
Results

• Def. Dakota State 16-14

The Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 16/14
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  70/375
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed:  5/174
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 65/169
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 0/2
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 3/4

Individual Leaders

• Jed Janson | 8-20 passing | 1 td
• Landon Iverson | 11 carries | 18 yrds rushing | 2 catches | 7.5 per catch
• Joseph VanOverSchelde | 15 tackles | 2 tfl | 1 sack
• Grayson Hanson | 11 tackles | 2 tfl
• Mikey Hart | 1 int
• Trevor Sladky  | 1 int

 
DORDT
2024 Record Overall/GPAC:  
Results

• Win @ Midland 38-20
• Win Hastings 58-0
• Win @ Concordia 33-22
• Win Doane 38-3
• Win @ Mount Marty 35-17
• Win @ Dakota Wesleyan 42-7
• Loss Morningside 31-21
• Win @ Briar Cliff 55-7
• Loss Northwestern 3-0
• Win Waldorf 75-12

The 2024 Numbers

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 11.5/46.0
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  439/256
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed:  253/75
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 186/182
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 19/15
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:28/7

Returning Individual Leaders

• Daniel Dickerson | 45 carries | 425 yards | 9.4 per carry | 7 td
• Keenan Valverde | 30 carries | 186 yards | 6.2 per carry | 5kr | 28.8 yrds per kr | 13.6 yrds per pr
• Eliot Beal | 26 receptions | 13.3 yrds per catch | 5 td
• Isaac Looker | 8 receptions | 13.3 per catch
• Noah Strickfaden | 9-13 passing | 1 td | 88 yrds
• Kolson Kruse | 113-199 passing | 13 td | 1508 yrds | 73 carries | 418 yrds | 5.7 avg | 6 td
• Preston McCoy | 4 kr | 31 yrds per kr
• Stephen Leinen | 8-13 fg | long of 45 | 50-52 PAT
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 24 tackles | 3.5 tfl | 1 fr
• Coleson Quiring | 27 tackles | 2 tfl | 1 int
• Zach Quiring | 17 tackles | 1 sack

LAST TIME

Dakota Wesleyan held on at home against Dakota State in its season opener on Saturday, August 30.  The win wasn't secured until Dakota State missed its second field goal of the game with under a minute remaining from 18 yards.
 
Wesleyan's scores came on a 95 yard kick return to open the game, a touchdown near the end of the first quarter to cap a five play-23 yard drive and a 40 yard Danny Carsrud field goal with 8:47 left in the game that was the eventual game winner.
 
This is Dordt's season opener after posting an 8-2 record last season.
 
THE SERIES

Dordt trails the series 9-7 and has won seven games in a row dating back to 2017.
 
The Defenders outgained Wesleyan 286-56 on the ground and 424-212 overall in a 42-7 win last season.  Kolson Kruse passed for 138 yards and two touchdowns and Daniel Dickerson and Nick Wellen ran for 122 and 77 yards each.  Eliot Beal caught four passes for 100 yards and a score.  The Tigers were led by Carter Robinson with a 16-24 passing day and 156 yards and he ran for 30 yards on 13 carries.  Dordt led 21-0 after one quarter and was up 28-7 at halftime.
 
10/19/2024     Mitchell, S.D.                 W           42 - 7                   Box Score
11/11/2023     Sioux Center, IA            W           23 - 12                 Box Score
9/17/2022        Mitchell, S.D                   W           38 - 7                   Box Score
10/16/2021     Sioux Center, Iowa     W           45 - 13                 Box Score
9/26/2020        Mitchell, SD                    W           47 - 10                 Box Score
9/28/2019        Sioux Center, Iowa     W           57 - 22                 Box Score
10/13/2018     Mitchell, S.D.                 W           50 - 23                 Box Score
11/4/2017        Mitchell, S.D.                 L             52 - 62               Box Score
10/8/2016        Sioux Center, Iowa     L             37 - 42               Box Score
11/14/2015     Sioux Center, Iowa     L             21 – 48                Box Score
11/15/2014     Mitchell, S.D.                 L             14 - 40                 Box Score
11/16/2013     Sioux Center, Iowa     L             0 - 27                  Box Score
10/6/2012        Mitchell, S.D.                 L             31 – 45                Box Score
10/8/2011        Sioux Center, Iowa     L             10 - 58                 Box Score
9/4/2010          Sioux Center, Iowa     L             7 - 42                   Box Score
11/15/2008     Mitchell, S.D.                 L             7 - 64                   Box Score

2025 GPAC STANDINGS AND GPAC SCHEDULE
                               

Northwestern	1-0	1-0
Hastings	1-0	1-0
Dordt	0-0	0-0
Briar Cliff	0-0	1-0
Dakota Wesleyan	0-0	1-0
Morningside	0-0	0-1
Mount Marty	0-0	1-0
Midland	0-0	0-1
Concordia	0-0	0-0
Waldorf	0-1	0-1
Doane	0-1	0-1

                               
                               
 
Saturday, September 6
Dakota Wesleyan @ Dordt
Midland @ Hastings
Morningside @ Briar Cliff
Mount Marty @ Waldorf
Doane @ Concordia
 
Saturday, September 13
Northwestern @ Mount Marty
Hastings @ Briar Cliff
Waldorf @ Midland
Dakota Wesleyan @ Concordia
Dordt @ Doane
 
Saturday, September 20
Midland @ Morningside
Waldorf @ Hastings
Briar Cliff @ Mount Marty
Northwestern @ Dakota Wesleyan
 
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
 
Thursday, August 28
Mary def. Midland 28-22
 
Saturday, August 30
Benedictine def. Morningside 38-34
Mount Marty def. Clarke 37-22
Hastings def. Doane 20-7
Northwestern def. Waldorf 40-0
Briar Cliff def. St. Ambrose 35-23
Dakota Wesleyan def. Dakota State 16-14