The Dordt Defenders will travel to face Midland in Fremont, Nebraska on Saturday, October 3 at 1pm.
 
COVERAGE
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THE NUMBERS 
DORDT (2-2/2-1)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 28 @ Indiana Wesleyan 38-31 Loss Box Score
Sept. 5  Hastings Win 41-7 Box Score  
Sept. 19 Morningside Loss 35-31  Box Score
Sept. 26 @ Concordia Win 51-21 Box Score
Oct. 3 @ Midland
Oct. 10 Doane
Oct. 17 Briar Cliff
Oct. 24 @ Mount Marty
Oct. 31 Waldorf
Nov. 7 @ Dakota Wesleyan
Nov. 14 @ Northwestern
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 38.5/25.3
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 458/423   
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 193/218
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 265/205
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced:  1/3
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 0/2

 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 

• Noah Strickfaden: 66-110 passing | 1018 yards | 8 touchdowns | 16 carries | 91 yards | 2TD
• Thomas Fritz Jr.: 16 carries | 132 yards | 1TD | 8.3 per carry
• Zane Farney: 31 carries | 140 yards | 3TD | 4.5 per carry
• Tyler Mantel: 31 carries | 168 yards | 4TD | 5.4 per carry
• Kaden Harken: 25 catches | 408 yards | 5 TD | 16.3 yards per catch
• Cole Snyder: 18 catches | 237 yards | 2 TD
• Elliot Beal: 11 catches | 179 yards | 1 TD | 16.3 per catch
• Rhett Williams: 4 catches | 77 yards | 19.3 per catch
• Stephen Leinen: 5-5 field goals (50 long) | 19-20 PAT
• Connor Stephens: 11 punts | 42.5 yards per punt
• Cole Johnson: 51 tackles
• Isaac Kacmarynski: 45 tackles
• Zach Quiring: 21 tackles | 1 sack | 3.5tfl
• Ethan Mills: 20 tackles | 1 interception
• Joe Johnson: 13 tackles | 1 sack | 2tfl

 
MIDLAND (5-0/4-0)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 27  Dickinson State Win 31-0  Box Score       
Sept. 12 Waldorf Win 69-10 Box Score  
Sept. 12 @ Briar Cliff Win 35-7 Box Score  
Sept. 19 @ Northwestern Win 28-16 Box Score
Sept. 26 Dakota Wesleyan Win 49-0 Box Score
Oct. 3   Dordt
Oct. 17  @ Mount Marty  
Oct. 24  Hastings  
Oct. 31  Morningside
Nov. 7  @ Doane  
Nov. 14 @ Concordia  
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 42.4/6.6
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 486/247
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 181/94
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 305/153  
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 7/7
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 16/3

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Brodey Johnson | 86-134 passing | 1,444 yards | 20TD
• Brady Singer | 79 rushes | 389yards | 4.9avg | 4TD
• Elliott Beister | 21 rushes | 151yards | 7.2avg | 1TD
• Jurrion Dickey | 25 catches | 19.5avg | 8TD
• TJ Covington | 24 catches | 18.7avg | 7TD
• Zach Congalton | 13 catches | 17.4avg | 1TD | 12 rushes | 7.4avg | 10-13 passing | 1TD
• Payden Alexander | 1-2 fg | 23 Long | 27-28 PAT
• Landen Quesnell | 22tackles | 1 interception
• Paxten Van Houten | 28tackles | 4tfl | 2sacks
• Jay Ballard | 23tackles | 4.5tfl | 2sacks

LAST TIME
Dordt beat Concordia 51-21 in Seward, Nebraska on Saturday, September 26.

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 579/417  
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 271/215
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 308/202
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 0/1
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 0/0

Dordt Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 21-26 passing | 268 yards | 1TD | 4 carries | 30 yards | 2TD
• Thomas Fritz Jr. | 48 yards rushing
• Tyler Manel | 57 yards rushing | 1TD
• Zaney Farney | 61 yards rushing
• Kaden Harken | 8 catches | 64 yards | 1TD
• Eliot Beal | 7 catches | 120 yards
• Cole Johnson | 11 tackles
• David Bowman | 6 tackles 

Midland was a 49-0 winner over Dakota Wesleyan in Fremont on September 26.  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 612/160   
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 281/1   
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 331/159
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 2/3
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 5/0

Midland Leaders

• Brodey Johnson | 22-32 | 307 yards | 4TD
• Elliott Beister | 7rushes | 126 yards
• Fred Hunter | 10rushes | 80 yards
• TJ Covington | 8 receptions | 145 yards |18.1 per catch | 2TD
• Jurrion Dickey |6 receptions | 101 yards | 16.8 per catch | 2TD
• Jay Ballard | 9 tackles | 1 sack
• Paxten Van Houten | 7 tackles | 1 sack
• Landen Quesnell | 1 interception
• Luke Carritt | 1 interception

THE SERIES  
Dordt trails the series 12-6 and Dordt leads the series 6-5 in the last 11 meetings. Dordt won last year's game 17-14, holding off several Midland rallies.  
2025 Game Box Score  

• Midland outgained Dordt 399-333
• Dordt had a 201-23 rushing yards edge
• Midland had a 376-132 passing advantage 

Dordt Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 4-7 passing | 102 yards
• Preston McCoy | 14 rushes | 86 yards | 1TD
• Thomas Fritz Jr. | 13 rushes | 59 yards | 1TD
• Rhett Williams | 5 catches | 90 yards
• Coleson Quiring | 10 tackles
• Nathan Feldmann | 1 interception
• Thomas Walder | 1 fumble recovery
• Thomas McCullough | 1 fumble recovery

Midland  Leaders

• Brodey Johnson | 34-49 passing | 376 yards | 2TD
• Tae Marks | 9 catches | 106 yards
• Tyson Denkert | 11 catches | 94 yards
• TJ Covington | 3 catches | 89 yards
• Carter Wagner | 7 tackles
• Dougie Silva | 1 fumble recovery

NAIA POLL
 

RANK	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD
T1	3	College of Idaho [5]	4-0
T1	1	Keiser (Fla.) [6]	2-1
3	4	Indiana Wesleyan	4-0
4	5	Benedictine (Kan.)	5-1
5	6	Grand View (Iowa)	4-1
6	2	Montana Tech	4-1
7	7	Morningside (Iowa)	4-1
8	8	Friends (Kan.)	5-0
9	9	Campbellsville (Ky.)	4-0
10	10	St. Thomas (Fla.)	4-0
11	11	Marian (Ind.)	3-1
12	12	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	4-1
13	13	Carroll (Mont.)	3-1
14	14	Southeastern (Fla.)	3-0
15	15	McPherson (Kan.)	5-0
16	18	Midland (Neb.)	5-0
17	16	Dordt (Iowa)	2-2
18	17	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	3-0
19	20	Louisiana Christian	4-1
20	19	William Penn (Iowa)	4-1
21	22	Northwestern (Iowa)	3-2
22	21	Dakota State (S.D.)	4-1
23	23	Baker (Kan.)	4-0
24	25	Georgetown (Ky.)	2-2
25	RV	Cumberland (Tenn.)	3-1

 
NEXT
 
Dordt will be at home on Saturday, October 10 against Doane in a 1:00pm kickoff.
 
GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

Team	GPAC	Overall
Midland	4-0	5-0
Dakota Wesleyan	3-1	3-2
Northwestern	3-1	3-2
Morningside	3-1	4-1
Dordt	2-1	2-2
Concordia	2-2	2-2
Hastings	2-2	2-2
Doane	1-2	2-2
Mount Marty	1-3	2-3
Briar Cliff	0-3	0-4
Waldorf	0-5	0-5

 
Saturday, October 3
Dordt @ Midland
Waldorf @ Briar Cliff
Mount Marty @ Doane
Dakota Wesleyan @ Morningside
Concordia @ Northwestern
 
Saturday, October 10
Doane @ Dordt
Northwestern @ Briar Cliff
Morningside @ Waldorf
Concordia @ Dakota Wesleyan
Mount Mary @ Hastings
 
Saturday, October 17
Midland @ Mount Marty
Dakota Wesleyan @ Hastings
Doane @ Northwestern
Briar Cliff @ Dordt
 
Saturday, October 24
Northwestern @ Waldorf
Briar Cliff @ Doane
Concordia @ Morningside
Hastings @ Midland
Dordt @ Mount Marty
 
Saturday, October 31
Hastings @ Briar Cliff
Waldorf @ Dordt
Morningside @ Midland
Doane @ Concordia
Northwestern @ Dakota Wesleyan
 
Saturday, November 7
Midland @ Doane
Morningside @ Hastings
Concordia @ Briar Cliff
Dordt @ Dakota Wesleyan
Mount Marty @ Waldorf
 
Saturday, November 14
Dakota Wesleyan @ Mount Marty
Briar Cliff @ Morningside
Midland @ Concordia
Dordt @ Northwestern
Hastings @ Doane
 
Thursday, August 27
Midland def. Dickinson State 31-0
Western Illinois def. Northwestern 65-14
 
Friday, August 28
Indiana Wesleyan def. Dordt 38-31
 
Saturday, August 29
Mount Marty def. Clarke 55-6
Morningside def. Benedictine 35-28
Mayville State def.  Briar Cliff 29-22
Concordia def. Waldorf 77-7
Dakota State def. Dakota Wesleyan 35-27
 
Saturday, September 5
Dordt def. Hastings 41-7
Dakota Wesleyan def. Doane 34-21
Mount Marty def. Briar Cliff 49-35
Northwestern def. Morningside 43-35
Midland def. Waldorf 69-10
 
Saturday, September 12
Morningside def. Doane 70-10
Hastings def. Concordia 38-27
Midland def. Briar Cliff 35-7
Dakota Wesleyan def. Waldorf 40-21
Northwestern def. Mount Marty 35-33
 
Saturday, September 19
Hastings def. Waldorf 34-17
Concordia def. Mount Marty 42-24
Dakota Wesleyan def. Briar Cliff 37-3
Morningside def. Dordt 35-31
Midland def. Northwestern 28-16
 
Saturday, September 26
Doane def. Waldorf 35-7
Midland def. Dakota Wesleyan 49-0
Northwestern def. Hastings 33-26
Dordt def. Concordia 51-21
Morningside def. Mount Marty 42-7