The Dordt Defenders will travel to Mitchell, South Dakota to face Dakota Wesleyan on Saturday, November 7 at 1pm.
 
COVERAGE
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THE NUMBERS 
DORDT (7-2/7-1)
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 Win 80-14 Box Score
Nov. 7 @ Dakota Wesleyan
Nov. 14 @ Northwestern
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 44.9/16.8    
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 463/371      
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 204/154
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 259/217   
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 5/13
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 13/2   

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 

• Noah Strickfaden: 128-197 passing | 2103 yards | 21 touchdowns | 33 carries | 214 yards | 3TD
• Thomas Fritz Jr.: 44 carries | 328 yards | 1TD | 7.5 per carry
• Zane Farney: 76 carries | 362 yards | 6TD | 4.8 per carry
• Tyler Mantel: 63 carries | 301 yards | 8TD | 5.2 per carry
• Kaden Harken: 57 catches | 1008 yards | 14 TD | 17.7 yards per catch
• Cole Snyder: 22 catches | 271 yards | 3 TD
• Eliot Beal: 26 catches | 491 yards | 2 TD | 18.9 per catch
• Rhett Williams: 11 catches | 187 yards | 17.0 per catch | 2 TD
• Stephen Leinen: 9-9 field goals (50 long) | 52-53 PAT
• Connor Stephens: 21 punts | 41.0 yards per punt
• Cole Johnson: 63 tackles | 4 pass breakups
• Isaac Kacmarynski: 103 tackles | 5.5 tfl | 2 forced fumbles
• Nathan Feldmann: 56 tackles | 3 pass breakups | 1 int
• Zach Quiring: 38 tackles | 3 sacks | 6 tfl
• Ethan Mills: 34 tackles | 1 interception | 7 pass breakups
• Thomas Walder: 27 tackles | 7 pass breakups  
• Coleson Quiring | 33 tackles
• David Bowman | 25 tackles
• Joe Johnson: 19 tackles | 2 sacks | 3tfl
• Brody Peissig: 18 tackles | 4.5tfl | 1.5 sacks

DAKOTA WESLEYAN (4-5/4-4)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 29   @ Dakota State Loss 35-27 Box Score  
Sept. 5    Doane Win 34-21 Box Score  
Sept. 12  @ Waldorf Win 40-21  Box Score  
Sept. 19  Briar Cliff Win 37-3 Box Score
Sept. 26  @ Midland Loss 49-0 Box Score  
Oct. 3      @ Morningside Loss 56-20 Box Score  
Oct. 10    Concordia Loss 24-21 Box Score
Oct. 17 @ Hastings Win 20-13 Box Score
Oct. 31 Northwestern Loss 38-3 Box Score
Nov. 7  Dordt
Nov. 14 @ Mount Marty  
 
COMPARISON

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 22.4/28.9
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed:  312/380
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 113/132
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed:  199/248
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 21/24  
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 23/26

INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

• Jed Jenson | 136-272 | 1798 yards | 18td | 15int | 98 rushes | 323 yards | 3.3 per carry | 2td
• Landon Iverson | 123 rushes | 540 yards | 4.4 per carry | 4 td
• Caleb Kilbride | 32 catches | 603 yards | 18.8 per catch | 8 td
• Sean De Blieck | 27 catches | 313 yards | 11.6 per catch | 4 td
• Chase McGillivary | 22 catches | 13.1 per catch | 1 td
• Steven Christion | 18 catches | 13.2 per catch | 2 td
• Wyatt Bult | 32.3 per punt
• Nate Wilber | 3-5 FG | Long 32 | 8-10 PAT
• Joel Hallgren | 3-5 FG | Long 24 | 12-15 PAT
• Tayden Nave | 64 tackles | 1.5 sacks | 2 interceptions
• Reed Rus | 51 tackles | 8 sacks | 1 interceptions
• Jestin Bayer | 75 tackles | 4.5 sacks
• Trevor Sladky | 57 tackles | 5 interceptions

LAST TIME
Dordt beat Waldorf last week 80-14  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 611/343  
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 257/93     
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 354/250   
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 1/1  
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 2/1      

Dordt Leaders

• Noah Strickfaden | 10-13 passing | 214 yards | 2 td
• Tyler Mantel | 3 rushes | 34 yards | 1td
• Keenan Vervelde | 4 rushes | 59 yards
• Sean Medlock | 10 rushes | 50 yards
• Kaden Harken | 4 catches | 94 yards   
• Eliot Beal | 2 catches | 75 yards
• Isaac Looker | 3 catches | 64 yards
• Isaac Kacmarynski | 7 tackles
• William Henderson | 5 tackles  
• Stephen Leinen | 10-10 PAT | 1-1fg

Dakota Wesleyan lost to Northwestern 38-3 on October 31 in Mitchell.  

• Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 190/410
• Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 124/99
• Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 66/311
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 3/1  
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 3/1

Dakota Wesleyan Leaders

• Jed Jenson | 6-15 passing | 66 yards | 16 carries | 72 yards
• Landon Iverson | 17 carries | 57 yards
• Chase McGillivary | 2 receptions | 34 yards
• Tayden Nave | 11 tackles
• Trevor Sladky | 9 tackles
• Jestin Bayer | 9 tackles | 2ftl

THE SERIES  
Dakota Wesleyan leads the series 9-8 and Dordt has won eight in a row.  Dordt won last year's contest 66-7 on September 6, 2025.
 
2025 Game Box Score     

• Dordt outgained the Tigers 528-243
• Dordt had a 247-96 rushing yards edge

 
Dordt Leaders

• Daniel Dickerson | 14 carries | 83 yards rushing
• Noah Strickfaden | 12-19 passing | 275 yards | 3 touchdowns
• Eliot Beal | 6 catches | 146 yards | 3 td
• Rhett Williams | 3 catches | 68 yards | 1 td
• Will Henderson | 5 tackles
• Elijah Dougherty | 5 tackles | 1 sack
• Devin Endel | 1 interception
• Cole Johnson | 1 interception

Dakota Wesleyan Leaders

• Jed Jenson | 13-27 passing | 113 yards
• Lane Darrow | 7 rushes | 34 yards
• Jed Jenson } 8 carries | 32 yards
• Grayson Hanson | 7 tackles
• Trevor Sladky | 6 tackles

NAIA POLL (National Selection Committee released on November 3)
 

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

 
NEXT
Dordt will travel to Orange City, Iowa to face Northwestern on Saturday, November 14 to conclude the regular season.
 
GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE

Team	GPAC	Overall
Northwestern	8-1	8-2
Morningside	7-1	8-1
Dordt	7-1	7-2
Midland	6-2	7-2
Dakota Wesleyan	4-4	4-5
Hastings	4-4	4-4
Concordia	4-4	4-4
Doane	2-6	3-6
Mount Marty	2-6	3-6
Briar Cliff	1-7	1-8
Waldorf	0-9	0-9

 
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
 
Saturday, October 31
Hastings def. Briar Cliff 21-14
Dordt def. Waldorf 80-14
Morningside def. Midland 40-24
Concordia def. Doane 45-17
Northwestern def. Dakota Wesleyan 38-3