The Dordt Defenders will travel to face Mount Marty on Saturday, October 24 in a 1pm kickoff.
 
COVERAGE
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THE NUMBERS 
DORDT (5-2/5-1)
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 Win 42-17 Box Score 
Oct. 10 Doane Win 38-3 Box Score
Oct. 17 Briar Cliff Win 49-3 Box Score 
Oct. 24 @ Mount Marty
Oct. 31 Waldorf
Nov. 7 @ Dakota Wesleyan
Nov. 14 @ Northwestern
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 40.4/17.7   
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 452/367       
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 211/166  
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 241/201  
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 3/9
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 9/1  

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 

• Noah Strickfaden: 102-160 passing | 1609 yards | 18 touchdowns | 27 carries | 192 yards | 3TD
• Thomas Fritz Jr.: 42 carries | 303 yards | 1TD | 7.2 per carry
• Zane Farney: 64 carries | 307 yards | 5TD | 4.9 per carry
• Tyler Mantel: 44 carries | 239 yards | 5TD | 5.4 per carry
• Kaden Harken: 44 catches | 751 yards | 12 TD | 17.1 yards per catch
• Cole Snyder: 18 catches | 237 yards | 2 TD
• Eliot Beal: 17 catches | 299 yards | 1 TD | 17.6 per catch
• Rhett Williams: 9 catches | 168 yards | 18.7 per catch
• Stephen Leinen: 6-6 field goals (50 long) | 37-38 PAT
• Connor Stephens: 19 punts | 41.2 yards per punt
• Cole Johnson: 55 tackles  | 4 pass breakups
• Isaac Kacmarynski: 78 tackles
• Nathan Feldmann: 45 tackles | 2 pass breakups | 1 int
• Zach Quiring: 35 tackles | 3 sacks | 6 tfl
• Ethan Mills: 27 tackles | 1 interception | 7 pass breakups
• Thomas Walder | 7 pass breakups | 24 tackles
• Coleson Quiring | 27 tackles
• David Bowman | 21 tackles
• Joe Johnson: 18 tackles | 2 sacks | 3tfl
• Brody Peissig: 15 tackles | 4.5tfl | 1.5 sacks

 
MOUNT MARTY (3-5/2-5)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 29  Clarke 55-6 Win Box Score
Sept. 5   Briar Cliff 49-35 Win Box Score   
Sept. 12 @ Northwestern 35-33 Loss Box Score 
Sept. 19 @ Concordia 42-24 Loss Box Score   
Sept. 26  Morningside 42-7 Loss Box Score 
Oct. 3     @ Doane 36-16 Win Box Score  
Oct. 10   @ Hastings 35-31 Loss Box Score    
Oct. 17   Midland 31-18 Loss Box Score    
Oct. 24 Dordt
Nov. 7  @ Waldorf
Nov. 14 Dakota Wesleyan   
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 31.6/30.3
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 404/375
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 135/134
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 269241
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 16/15
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed:14/12  

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Rugby Ryken | 155-256 passing | 61 % completion | 2,107 yards | 21td | 11int | 85 rushes | 350 yards | 4.1 per carry
• Jordan Anderson | 122 rushes | 549 yards | 4.5 per carry | 3td | 43 catches | 10.3 per catch | 4td
• Moshe Richmond | 47 catches | 18.9 per catch | 8td
• Rodney Broadnax | 20 catches | 16.5 per catch | 6td
• Jacksen Wachholtz | 21 catches | 11.3 per catch
• Camden Vance | 5-5 fg | long 38 | 24-29 PAT
• Cole Cripps | 66 tackles | 5.5 tfl | 2 sacks
• Anthony Delguidice | 35 tackles | 1 int
• Brock Lubbers | 56 tackles | 6tfl | 3 sacks
• Arthur Oliver | 33 tackles | 3 int

LAST TIME
Dordt beat Briar Cliff last week 49-3  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 457/258   
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 315/117    
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 142/161
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 2/3
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 0/0   

Dordt Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 9-15 passing | 108 yards | 5 rushes | 83 yards | 3 passing td | 1 rushing td
• Keenan Valverde | 2 rushes | 57 yards
• Kaden Harken | 4 catches | 65 yards | 2 rushes | 57 yards
• Rhett Williams | 3 catches | 32 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 7 tackles
• Zach Quiring | 7 tackles | 1 sack
• Stephen Leinen | 7-7 PAT

 Mount Marty lost to Midland 31-18 on October 17 in Yankton, South Dakota.  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 341/254
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 78/58  
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 263/196  
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced:  1/1
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 2/1

Mount Marty Leaders

• Rugby Ryken |21-32 passing | 196 yards | 10 rushes | 32 yards
• Rodney Broadnax | 5 receptions | 82 yards | 2 TD
• Moshe Richmond | 6 receptions | 60 yards
• Cole Cripps | 9 tackles | 1 sack | 2.5tfl
• Brooks Volkart | 5 tackles

 
THE SERIES  
Dordt leads the series with Mount Marty 5-0 and Dordt was a 33-13 winner last year, scoring 26 points in a row to take control and eventually win by 20 on October 18, 2025.
 
2025 Game Box Score     

• Dordt outgained the Lancers 357-252
• Dordt had a 294-110 rushing yards edge
• Mount Marty passed for 142 yards but threw three interceptions 

Dordt Leaders

• Thomas Fritz Jr. | 120 yards rushing
• Preston McCoy | 78 yards rushing
• Kolson Kruse | 5-15 passing | 63 yards | 56 yards rushing | 3rushing td
• Isaac Looker | 2 catches | 23 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 9 tackles | 1 interception
• Coleson Quiring | 7 tackles | 1 tfl
• Nathan Feldmann | 2 int 

Mount Marty Leaders

• Rugby Ryken | 15-32 passing | 142 yards | 2 passing td | 35 rushing yards
• Jacksen Wachholtz | 3 catches | 54 yards
• Kyle Hirsch | 5 catches | 39 yards
• Arthur Oliver | 9 tackles
• Delonte Dickey 8 tackles | 1 sack

NAIA POLL
 

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

Dropped out of the Top 25: Cumberland (Tenn.), Evangel (Mo.), William Penn (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.), Dakota State (S.D.), Eastern Oregon, Evangel (Mo.), Kansas Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Ottawa (Kan.), OUAZ (Ariz.), William Penn (Iowa)
 
NEXT
Dordt will host Waldorf on Saturday, October 31 at 1pm.
 
GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

Team	GPAC	Overall
Morningside	6-1	7-1
Northwestern	6-1	6-2
Dordt	5-1	5-2
Midland	5-1	6-1
Dakota Wesleyan	4-3	4-4
Hastings	3-3	3-3
Concordia	3-3	3-3
Mount Marty	2-5	3-5
Doane	1-5	2-5
Briar Cliff	1-5	1-6
Waldorf	0-7	0-7

 
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
 
Saturday, October 3
Dordt def. Midland 42-17
Briar Cliff def. Waldorf 38-7
Mount Marty def. Doane 36-16
Morningside def. Dakota Wesleyan 56-20
Northwestern def. Concordia 38-24
 
Saturday, October 10
Dordt def. Doane 38-3
Northwestern def. Briar Cliff 52-0
Morningside def. Waldorf 72-19
Concordia def. Dakota Wesleyan 24-21
Hastings def. Mount Marty 35-31
 
Saturday, October 17
Midland def. Mount Marty 31-18
Dakota Wesleyan def. Hastings 20-13
Northwestern def. Doane 45-17
Dordt def. Briar Cliff 49-3