The Dordt Defenders will host Waldorf on Saturday, October 31 in a 1pm kickoff.
 
COVERAGE
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THE NUMBERS 
DORDT (6-2/6-1)
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 Win 41-13 Box Score
Oct. 31 Waldorf
Nov. 7 @ Dakota Wesleyan
Nov. 14 @ Northwestern
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 40.5/17.1   
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 444/375       
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 198/162  
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 246/213  
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 4/10
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 11/1  

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 

• Noah Strickfaden: 118-184 passing | 1889 yards | 19 touchdowns | 32 carries | 211 yards | 3TD
• Thomas Fritz Jr.: 42 carries | 303 yards | 1TD | 7.2 per carry
• Zane Farney: 67 carries | 321 yards | 5TD | 4.8 per carry
• Tyler Mantel: 60 carries | 301 yards | 7TD | 4.9 per carry
• Kaden Harken: 53 catches | 914 yards | 13 TD | 17.2 yards per catch
• Cole Snyder: 18 catches | 237 yards | 2 TD
• Eliot Beal: 18 catches | 416 yards | 1 TD | 17.3 per catch
• Rhett Williams: 9 catches | 168 yards | 18.7 per catch
• Stephen Leinen: 8-8 field goals (50 long) | 42-43 PAT
• Connor Stephens: 21 punts | 41.0 yards per punt
• Cole Johnson: 59 tackles | 4 pass breakups
• Isaac Kacmarynski: 95 tackles | 4 tfl | 2 forced fumbles
• Nathan Feldmann: 54 tackles | 3 pass breakups | 1 int
• Zach Quiring: 38 tackles | 3 sacks | 6 tfl
• Ethan Mills: 33 tackles | 1 interception | 7 pass breakups
• Thomas Walder | 7 pass breakups | 24 tackles
• Coleson Quiring | 31 tackles
• David Bowman | 25 tackles
• Joe Johnson: 18 tackles | 2 sacks | 3tfl
• Brody Peissig: 17 tackles | 4.5tfl | 1.5 sacks

WALDORF (0-8/0-8)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 29   @ Concordia Loss 77-7 Box Score
Sept. 5    @ Midland Loss 69-10 Box Score 
Sept. 12  Dakota Wesleyan Loss 40-21  Box Score
Sept. 19  Hastings Loss 34-17    Box Score
Sept. 26  @ Doane 35-7   Box Score
Oct. 3      @ Briar Cliff Loss 38-7 Box Score
Oct. 10    Morningside Loss 72-19 Box Score
Oct. 24  Northwestern Loss 68-10 Box Score
Oct. 31 @ Dordt
Nov. 7  Mount Marty
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 12.3/54.1
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 233/473
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 73/205
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed:  163/268
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced:  21/13
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 2/26

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Chris Walter | 52-102 passing | 536 yards | 3td
• Ory Vananda-Walker | 84 rushes | 3.9 per carry | 3td
• Christopher Broy | 22 catches | 10.9 per catch | 3td
• Isaiah Kesten | 22 catches | 10.3 per catch | 1td
• Adrian Ros | 28.5 per punt | 3-7 fg | Long of 37 | 11-13 PAT
• Luke Beyer | 81 tackles
• Delkarai Davis | 70 tackles | 2tfl
• Corey George | 35 tackles | 2 interceptions  

LAST TIME
Dordt beat Mount Marty last week 41-13  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 380/430  
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 100/138     
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 280/292   
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 1/1  
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 2/0      

Dordt Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 16-24 passing | 280 yards | 5 rushes | 18 yards | 1 passing td
• Tyler Mantel | 16 rushes | 55 yards | 2td
• Kaden Harken | 9 catches | 163 yards | 1td
• Eliot Beal | 7 catches | 117 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 16 tackles | 2.5 tfl
• Jayden Weinzetl | 8 tackles | 1.5 sacks
• Nathan Feldmann | 8 tackles
• Stephen Leinen | 5-5 PAT | 2-2fg

Waldorf lost to Northwestern 68-10 on October 24 in Forest City, Iowa.  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 315/425
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 72/156    
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 243/269   
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 4/0  
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 1/2

Waldorf Leaders

• Chris Walter | 19-30 passing | 215 yards
• Elijah Martinez | 9 rushes | 49 yards
• Isiaah Kesten | 7 catches | 15.6 yards per catch
• Luke Beyer | 7 tackles

THE SERIES  
Dordt leads the series with Waldorf 7-2 and won the October 11, 2025 game 59-7.
 
2025 Game Box Score     

• Dordt outgained the Warriors 520-173
• Dordt had a 298-120 rushing yards edge 

Dordt Leaders

• Thomas Fritz Jr. | 4 carries | 108 yards rushing
• Tabor Tyson | 8 carries | 57 yards rushing
• Noah Strickfaden | 7-13 passing | 175 yards | 4 touchdowns
• Eliot Beal | 4 catches | 109 yards | 3 td
• Devin Endel | 11 tackles
• Nathan Feldmann | 9 tackles

Waldorf Leaders

• Derrick Taylor | 7-15 passing | 57 yards
• Anthony Tucker | 16 rushes | 69 yards
• Christian Gerot | 6 tackles
• Luke Beyer | 6 tackles

 
NAIA POLL (National Selection Committee released on October 27)
 

RANK	INSTITUTION	RECORD
1	St. Thomas (Fla.)	8-0
2	College of Idaho	7-0
3	Benedictine (Kan.)	8-1
4	Montana Tech	7-1
5	Morningside (Iowa)	7-1
6	Marian (Ind.)	7-1
7	Indiana Wesleyan	7-1
8	Grand View (Iowa)	7-1
9	Georgetown (Ky.)	5-2
10	Campbellsville (Ky.)	6-1
11	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	6-2
12	Carroll (Mont.)	6-1
13	Dordt (Iowa)	6-2
14	Northwestern (Iowa)	7-2
15	Louisiana Christian	8-1

 
NEXT
Dordt will travel to Mitchell, South Dakota to face Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday, November 7.
 
GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

Team	GPAC	Overall
Morningside	7-1	8-1
Northwestern	7-1	7-2
Dordt	6-1	6-2
Midland	6-1	7-1
Dakota Wesleyan	4-3	4-4
Hastings	3-4	3-4
Concordia	3-4	3-4
Doane	2-5	3-5
Mount Marty	2-6	3-6
Briar Cliff	1-6	1-7
Waldorf	0-8	0-8

 
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
 
Saturday, October 24
Northwestern def. Waldorf 68-10
Doane def. Briar Cliff 24-18 ot
Morningside def. Concordia 61-21
Midland def. Hastings 21-14
Dordt def. Mount Marty 41-13