The Dordt Defenders will host Morningside on Saturday, September 19 in a 1pm kickoff.
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THE NUMBERS
DORDT (1-0/1-1)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 28 @ Indiana Wesleyan 38-31 Loss
Box Score
Sept. 5 Hastings Win 41-7
Box Score
Sept. 19 Morningside
Sept. 26 @ Concordia
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: 36/22.5
- Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 420/394
- Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 187/219
- Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 244/176
- Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 0/1
- Sacks By/Sacks Allowed 2/0
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
MORNINGSIDE (2-1/1-1)
SCHEDULE
Aug. 29 Benedictine Win 35-28
Box Score
Sept. 5 Northwestern Loss 43-35
Box Score
Sept. 12 Doane Win 70-10
Box Score
Sept. 19 @ Dordt
Sept. 26 @ Mount Marty
Oct. 3 Dakota Wesleyan
Oct. 10 @ Waldorf
Oct. 24 Concordia
Oct. 31 @ Midland
Nov. 7 @ Hastings
Nov. 14 Briar Cliff
COMPARISON
- Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 47/27
- Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 540/341
- Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 229/205
- Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 311/168
- Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 4/5
- Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 6/3
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
- Colin Gordon | 39-58 passing | 660 yards | 7TD |2int | 31carries | 165 yards
- Tyler Smith | 18-24 passing | 273 yards | 3TD | 1int
- Max Hough | 40 carries | 308 yards | 2TD
- Drew Sellon | 17 catches | 262 yards | 4TD
- Jakob Nelson | 12 catches | 300 yards | 3TD
- Luke Paulsen | 6 punts | 41.2 yards per punt
- Tommy Fitzsimmons | 18-19 PAT
- Jack Brickhouse | 26 tackles | 1fumble recovery
- Cade Harriman | 24 tackles | I interception
- Victor Atupra | 11 tackles | 2 interceptions
LAST TIME
Dordt beat Hastings 41-7 on September 5 and had a bye week on September 12.
- Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 401/228
- Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed:226/109
- Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 175/119
- Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 0/0
- Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 2/0
Dordt Leaders
Morningside beat Doane 70-10 on September 12 and led 35-10 at halftime.
- Total Yards/Total Yards Allowed: 594/172
- Rushing Yards/Rushing Yards Allowed: 247/46
- Passing Yards/Passing Yards Allowed: 347/126
- Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 2/2
- Sacks By/Sacks Allowed 0/2
Morningside Leaders
- Tyler Smith 18-23 passing | 273 yards | 3TD
- Colin Gordon 6-10 passing | 74 yards | 1 TD
- Max Hough | 13 carries | 85 yards
- Drew Sellon | 7 catches | 89 yards
- Jakob Nelson | 3 catches | 71 yards
- Da'Qwan Lindsey | 7 tackles
- Cade Harriman | 6 tackles | 1 int
THE SERIES
Morningside leads the series 17-1 and the teams have played each year since Dordt's program began. Last year's game was won in overtime by Morningside 34-28 to force a shared conference title between the teams. Four of the last six games have been decided by one score and Dordt's win in the series was on November 4, 2023,
2025 Game
Box Score
- Morningside outgained Dordt 548-540
Dordt Leaders
Morningside Leaders
- Zach Chevalier was 29-42 passing for 441 yards and three touchdowns.
- Jaylen Burch had 24 carries for 82 yards
- Crew Sellon had seven catches for 126 yards and three touchdowns
- Lennx Brown had 10 catches for 120 yards
- Jack Brickhouse had a sack
- Cade Harriman had 14 tackles
NAIA POLL
| RANK |
LAST |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
| 1 |
1 |
Grand View (Iowa) [13] |
3-0 |
| 2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
1-1 |
| 3 |
5 |
Montana Tech |
3-0 |
| 4 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
2-0 |
| 5 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
3-0 |
| 6 |
T-9 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
3-0 |
| 7 |
T-9 |
Friends (Kan.) |
3-0 |
| 8 |
7 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
2-1 |
| 9 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
2-1 |
| 10 |
14 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
3-0 |
| T-11 |
8 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
1-1 |
| T-11 |
12 |
Marian (Ind.) |
2-1 |
| 13 |
24 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
2-1 |
| 14 |
16 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
3-0 |
| 15 |
11 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
1-1 |
| 16 |
15 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
2-0 |
| 17 |
19 |
Evangel (Mo.) |
3-0 |
| 18 |
21 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
3-0 |
| T-19 |
RV |
Louisiana Christian |
3-0 |
| T-19 |
13 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
2-1 |
| 21 |
18 |
Montana Western |
1-1 |
| 22 |
RV |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
2-0 |
| 23 |
25 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
2-1 |
| T-24 |
RV |
Baker (Kan.) |
2-0 |
| T-24 |
20 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
1-2 |
Dropped out of the Top 25: Reinhardt (Ga.), Saint Francis (Ind.), Southwestern (Kan.)
Receiving Votes: Cumberland (Tenn.), Cumberlands (Ky.), Kansas Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Midland (Neb.), Ottawa (Kan.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Pikeville (Ky.), Southwestern (Kan.), Taylor (Ind.)
NEXT
Dordt will go to Concordia on Saturday, September 26 in Seward, Nebraska.
GPAC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
| Team |
GPAC |
Overall |
| Midland |
2-0 |
3-0 |
| Dakota Wesleyan |
2-0 |
2-1 |
| Northwestern |
2-0 |
2-1 |
| Dordt |
1-0 |
1-1 |
| Mount Marty |
1-1 |
2-1 |
| Concordia |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Morningside |
1-1 |
2-1 |
| Hastings |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Doane |
0-2 |
1-2 |
| Briar Cliff |
0-2 |
0-3 |
| Waldorf |
0-3 |
0-3 |
Saturday, September 19
Hastings @ Waldorf
Mount Marty @ Concordia
Briar Cliff @ Dakota Wesleyan
Morningside @ Dordt
Midland @ Northwestern
Saturday, September 26
Waldorf @ Doane
Dakota Wesleyan @ Midland
Northwestern @ Hastings
Dordt @ Concordia
Morningside @ Mount Marty
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
