The Dordt Defenders will host Hastings on Saturday, September 5 in the GPAC opener for both teams at 6pm.
 
COVERAGE
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THE NUMBERS 
DORDT
SCHEDULE
Aug. 28 @ Indiana Wesleyan 38-31 Loss Box Score
Sept. 5  Hastings
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: 31.0 / 38.0
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 440.0 / 561.0
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 148.0 / 329.0
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 292.0 / 232.0
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 0 / 1
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 0 / 3

 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 

• Noah Strickfaden: 15-25 passing | 292 yards | 3 touchdowns | 0 interceptions | 5 carries | 32 yards
• Thomas Fritz Jr.: 5 carries | 30 yards | 1 touchdown
• Tabor Tyson: 7 carries | 29 yards
• Kaden Harken: 5 catches | 118 yards | 1 touchdown
• Cole Snyder: 6 catches | 114 yards | 1 touchdown
• Eliot Beal: 1 catch | 20 yards | 1 touchdown
• Stephen Leinen: 1-1 field goals (25 long) | 4-4 PAT
• Cole Johnson: 18 tackles
• Josh Henderson: 15 tackles
• Isaac Kacmarynski: 15 tackles
• Ethan Mills: 6 tackles | 1 interception

 
HASTINGS
SCHEDULE
Sept. 5  @ Dordt
Sept. 12 Concordia
Sept. 19 @ Waldorf
Sept. 26 Northwestern
Oct. 10 Mount Marty
Oct. 17 Dakota Wesleyan
Oct. 24 @ Midland
Oct. 31 @ Briar Cliff
Nov. 7 Morningside
Nov. 14 @ Doane
 
COMPARISON
2025 (5-5/5-5 GPAC/Overall)

• Points Per Game/Points Per Game Allowed: 21.6 / 17.4
• Yards Per Game/Yards Per Game Allowed: 302.2 / 304.3
• Yards Rushing Per Game/Yards Rushing Per Game Allowed: 157.0 / 87.5
• Yards Passing Per Game/Yards Passing Per Game Allowed: 145.2 / 216.8
• Turnovers Committed/Turnovers Forced: 10 / 17
• Sacks By/Sacks Allowed: 14 / 13

 
Hastings (2025 Leaders)

• Jarrett Synek: 70-126 passing | 859 yards | 6 touchdowns | 5 interceptions
• Dalton Armbruster: 151 carries | 866 yards | 5.7 yards per carry | 5 touchdowns
• Kaiden Merryman: 94 carries | 565 yards | 6.0 yards per carry | 6 touchdowns
• Eli Nappe: 29 catches | 363 yards | 2 touchdowns
• Jake Weidinger: 13 catches | 272 yards | 3 touchdowns
• Colton Willmott: 8-10 field goals (41 long) | 24-28 PAT
• Jake Lambert: 88 tackles | 8.5 tackles for loss | 2 sacks | 2 interceptions
• Dawson Kissinger: 81 tackles | 14 tackles for loss | 1 sack | 3 interceptions
• Marcus Dustin: 65 tackles | 1 fumble recovery

 
THE SERIES  
Dordt leads the series 10-8 and Dordt has a current 10-game winning streak in the series dating back to a 44-43 win on November 7, 2015.
 
Dordt earned a hard-fought 31-26 victory over Hastings on November 1, 2025, at Lloyd Wilson Field. The Defenders built a 21-7 lead by halftime behind two short touchdown runs from Preston McCoy and a 66-yard touchdown strike from Noah Strickfaden to Isaac Looker.
 
Hastings rallied in the second half, cutting the lead to 24-20 in the third quarter. McCoy added his third touchdown of the day on a 37-yard run in the fourth quarter to push the lead back to 11. The Broncos scored late to make it a one-possession game, but Dordt held on for the win.
 
2025 Game Box Score

• Dordt outgained Hastings 400-419 in total yards but forced two interceptions.
• Preston McCoy rushed 11 times for 55 yards and 3 touchdowns.
• Noah Strickfaden was 7-8 passing for 191 yards and a touchdown.
• Thomas Fritz Jr. rushed 8 times for 58 yards.
• Thomas McCullough led the defense with 13 tackles. 

NEXT
Dordt is scheduled to host Morningside Saturday, September 19.

GPAC PRESEASON POLL
 

RANK	SCHOOL	POINTS	1st Place Votes
1	MORNINGSIDE	96	6
2	DORDT	91	4
3	NORTHWESTERN	82	1
4	CONCORDIA	67
5	MIDLAND	60
6	HASTINGS	59
7	MOUNT MARTY	49
8	BRIAR CLIFF	34
9	DAKOTA WESLEYAN	32
10	DOANE	25
11	WALDORF	10

 

NATIONAL POLL
 

RANK	INSTITUTION   [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	2025 RECORD
1	Grand View (Iowa) [13]	14-0
2	Keiser (Fla.)	12-1
3	Benedictine (Kan.)	12-2
4	College of Idaho	11-2
5	Montana Tech	12-1
6	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	10-2
7	Morningside (Iowa)	9-3
8	Dordt (Iowa)	10-1
T-9	Friends (Kan.)	12-1
T-9	Indiana Wesleyan	9-3
11	Carroll (Mont.)	9-3
12	Marian (Ind.)	8-4
13	William Penn (Iowa)	11-2
14	Campbellsville (Ky.)	8-3
15	Southeastern (Fla.)	9-3
16	St. Thomas (Fla.)	7-4
17	Saint Francis (Ind.)	10-3
18	Montana Western	7-3
19	Evangel (Mo.)	9-3
20	Georgetown (Ky.)	7-3
21	McPherson (Kan.)	9-2
22	Southwestern (Kan.)	8-3
23	Reinhardt (Ga.)	7-4
24	Northwestern (Iowa)	6-4
25	Dakota State (S.D.)	8-2

Receiving Votes: Baker (Kan.), Bethel (Tenn.), Concordia (Neb.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Dickinson State (N.D.), Kansas Wesleyan, Louisiana Christian, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), OUAZ (Ariz.), Pikeville (Ky.), Saint Xavier (Ill.), St. Francis (Ill.), Taylor (Ind.), Texas Wesleyan.
 
GPAC SCHEDULE
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
Hastings @ Dordt
Doane @ Dakota Wesleyan
Briar Cliff @ Mount Marty
Northwestern @ Morningside
Waldorf @ Midland
 
Saturday, September 12
Doane @ Morningside
Concordia @ Hastings
Midland @ Briar Cliff
Dakota Wesleyan @ Waldorf
Mount Marty @ Northwestern
 
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