The Dordt Defenders will host Doane on Saturday, October 10 with kickoff at 1pm.
 
COVERAGE
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THE NUMBERS 
DORDT (3-2/3-1)
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
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: 39.2/23.6
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 462/420   
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 198/183
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 264/237
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced:  1/3
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 4/1

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 

• Noah Strickfaden: 82-128 passing | 1276 yards | 12 touchdowns | 20 carries | 98 yards | 2TD
• Thomas Fritz Jr.: 34 carries | 264 yards | 1TD | 7.8 per carry
• Zane Farney: 48 carries | 218 yards | 5TD | 4.5 per carry
• Tyler Mantel: 31 carries | 168 yards | 4TD | 5.4 per carry
• Kaden Harken: 33 catches | 521 yards | 8 TD | 15.8 yards per catch
• Cole Snyder: 18 catches | 237 yards | 2 TD
• Elliot Beal: 13 catches | 250 yards | 1 TD | 19.2 per catch
• Rhett Williams: 5 catches | 77 yards | 22.8 per catch
• Stephen Leinen: 5-5 field goals (50 long) | 25-26 PAT
• Connor Stephens: 11 punts | 42.2 yards per punt
• Cole Johnson: 51 tackles
• Isaac Kacmarynski: 59 tackles
• Nathan Feldmann: 34 tackles | 2 pass breakups
• Zach Quiring: 21 tackles | 1 sack | 3.5tfl
• Ethan Mills: 21 tackles | 1 interception | 6 pass breakups
• Thomas Walder | 7 pass breakups | 22 tackles
• Joe Johnson: 13 tackles | 2 sacks | 3tfl
• Zach Quiring: 24 tackles

 
DOANE (2-3/1-3)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 29  Texas College Win 1-0 (forfeit)
Sept. 5   @ Dakota Wesleyan Loss 34-21 Box Score
Sept. 12 @ Morningside Loss 70-10  Box Score 
Sept. 26 Waldorf Win 35-7 Box Score 
Oct. 3     Mount Marty Loss 36-16  Box Score 
Oct. 10  @ Dordt   
Oct. 17  @ Northwestern
Oct. 24 Briar Cliff
Oct. 31  @ Concordia
Nov. 7  Midland
Nov. 14 Hastings   
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 20.5/36.8
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 294/385
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 121/176
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 173/209   
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 6/13  
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 9/8

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Cannon Crowder | 55-120 | 693 yards | 7TD | 43 rushes | 181 yards | 4.2 per carry
• Kannen Willis | 4.6 yards per carry | 125 yards
• Trent DePompa | 15 receptions | 15.9 per catch | 3 TD
• Kayd Houston | 10 receptions | 16.0 per catch | 1 TD
• Dylon Lueking | 44 tackles | 6.5 TFL | 2.5 sacks
• Liban Farah | 42 tackles | 3.0 TFL | 1.5 sacks
• Caleb Daniell | 5.5 TFL | 2.5 sacks
• Ricky Briones | 2 int
• Brody Caroll | 4-6 fg | long of 43 | 10-10PAT  | 40.5 yards per punt

LAST TIME
Dordt beat Midland in Seward, Nebraska on Saturday, October 3, 42-17.

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 476/404   
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 218/42
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 258/362
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 0/0   
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 2/1

Dordt Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 16-18 passing | 258 yards
• Thomas Fritz Jr. | 132 yards rushing
• Zane Farney | 78 yards rushing | 2TD
• Kaden Harken | 8 catches | 113 yards | 3TD
• Eliot Beal | 2catches | 71 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 14 tackles
• Nathan Feldmann | 7 tackles
• Joe Johnson | 1 sack
• Brody Peissig | 1 sack

Doane lost to Mount Marty 36-16 on October 3 in Crete.  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 395/315   
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 265/183
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 130/132
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 4/1
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 1/3

Doane Leaders

• Cannon Crowder | 8-27 passing | 132 yards | 1TD | 19 carries | 113 yards
• Kannen Willis | 10 carries | 61 yards
• Kayd Houston | 4 receptions | 70 yards
• Chris Kimp | 15 tackles
• Dylon Lueking | 15 tackles | 1 sack | 3TFL

THE SERIES  
Doane leads the series 11-7 and Dordt has won the last three and six of the last seven.  Dordt was a 41-0 winner last season on September 13 in Crete.
 
2025 Game Box Score    

•  Dordt outgained Doane 481-168
• Dordt had a 324-5 rushing yards edge
• Doane had a 157-163 passing advantage

 Dordt Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 14-27 passing | 144 yards | 4 carries | 88 yards
• Thomas Fritz Jr. | 2 rushes | 69 yards | 1TD
• Eliot Beal | 4 catches | 52 yards
• Rhett Williams | 3 catches 46 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 10 tackles | 1 sack
• Zach Quiring | 6 tackles
• Nolan Buckholtz | 2 sacks
• Stephen Leinen | 2 FG of  49, 51 yards

 Doane Leaders

• Noah Booras | 13-30 passing | 163 yards
• Quinton Archer | 8 carries | 27 yards
• John DeRiso | 5 catches | 61 yards
• Andrew Waido | 3 catches | 43 yards 

NAIA POLL
 

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

Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Florida Memorial, Kansas Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Southwestern (Kan.), Taylor (Ind.), Texas Wesleyan
 
NEXT
 
Dordt will be at home on Saturday, October 17 against Briar Cliff in a 1:00pm kickoff.
 
GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

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

 
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
 
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