Football 10/29/05 -- Concordia-Moorhead 48, Augsburg 14

BOXSCORE

MINNEAPOLIS (10/29/05) -- Cory Johnson (Fr., Moorhead, Minn.) and Kevin Williamson (Jr., Britton, S.D.) each rushed for two touchdowns, and Brian Schumacher (Sr., Thompson, N.D.) scored a touchdown and accounted for 272 yards of offense, as Concordia College-Moorhead dominated in a 48-14 win over Augsburg College in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game Saturday afternoon at Augsburg's Edor Nelson Field.

Schumacher completed 11-of-17 passes for 180 yards and had 12 rushes for 92 yards and a four-yard score early in the contest, as the Cobbers, ranked No. 13 in the latest D3football.com Division III national rankings, improve to 7-1 overall, 6-1 in MIAC play. Augsburg is now 1-7 overall, 1-5 in MIAC play.

Concordia poured out 576 yards of total offense -- 372 rushing yards and 204 passing yards -- while limiting Augsburg to just 217 yards of total offense, including just 34 net yards of rushing. Concordia dominated possession, with 38:53 time of possession on 84 plays, while Augsburg had just 49 offensive plays for 21:07 time of posssession. Concordia scored the first 28 points of the contest and led 41-14 at halftime, scoring touchdowns on its first six drives of the game.

A six-play, 45-yard drive was capped by a 4-yard run by Schumacher just 4:18 into the game. On the next drive, Ben Aakre (Sr., Underwood, Minn.) intercepted a pass and rushed 34 yards to the Augsburg 5-yard line, and Johnson scored on a 5-yard rush on the next play. A nine-play, 75-yard drive ended on a 4-yard touchdown run by Ben Thoreson (Jr., Moorhead, Minn.), and the first quarter was capped on a seven-play, 85 yard drive and a 13-yard scoring run by Johnson, giving the Cobbers a 28-0 first-quarter lead.

Augsburg wide receiver Ricky Schreier (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) scored both times he caught the football on offense in the second quarter, hauling in a six-yard touchdown pass from quarterback David Lange (So., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) early in the quarter to cap a 13-play, 83-yard drive, and scoring on a 71-yard reception from Lange with 5:55 left in the frame. Lange, who made his first collegiate start at quarterback for the Auggies, completed 14-of-30 passes for 173 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions.

Williamson scored for Concordia on a 4-yard run with 6:26 in the second quarter, as Concordia capped a nine-play, 80-yard drive, and the Cobbers took a 41-14 lead into halftime on a 10-yard pass from Schumacher to Eric Rodel (Jr., Bird Island, Minn./BOLD HS). Concordia's final score came midway through the third quarter, as a 10-play, 70-yard drive was completed on a two-yard run by Williamson.

Twelve different Cobbers rushed the football and eight Cobbers caught passes in the game. In addition to Schumacher's 92 rushing yards, Johnson rushed six times for 80 yards and Jesse Nelson (Fr., Chanhassen, Minn./Minnetonka HS) rushed nine times for 34 yards. Rodel caught six passes for 77 yards, and Tyler Anderson (Sr., Buffalo, Minn.) caught two passes for 50 yards.

For Augsburg, Andrew Neumann (Jr., Somerset, Wis.) caught seven passes for 64 yards, and Schreier had two receptions for 77 yards.

Defensively, Augsburg linebacker Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) matched a season high set earlier this year with 22 tackles (six solo) and a half-sack. Jordan Hastings (Sr., Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) had 14 tackles (six solo) and an interception, and Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS) had 13 tackles (three solo) and a half-sack. Andy Matzke (Sr., Faribault, Minn.) had nine tackles (four solo) and Ross Peroutka (Sr., Faribault, Minn.) had eight tackles (one solo).

Three Concordia defenders had five tackles each -- Matt Kleber (Sr., Moorhead, Minn.), Mark Halley (Sr., Mentor, Minn./Fertile-Beltrami HS) and Dave Moll (Jr., Battle Lake, Minn.). Aakre and Eric Svobodny (Sr., Alexandria, Minn.) had interceptions for the Cobbers.

Augsburg hosts Bethel in an MIAC game next Friday (11/4) at 3 p.m. at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Concordia hosts St. Olaf in an MIAC game next Saturday (11/5) at 1 p.m. at Jake Christiansen Stadium in Moorhead, Minn.

Augsburg vs. Concordia-Moorhead Game Notes

THE GAME: The Augsburg College Auggies (1-6 overall, 1-4 MIAC) host the Concordia College-Moorhead Cobbers (6-1 overall, 5-1 MIAC) in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football game on Saturday, October 29 at 1 p.m., at Edor Nelson Field (capacity 2,000) in Minneapolis, Minn.

COACHES: Augsburg head coach Frank Haege (Wisconsin-Stout '92) is in his first season and has an 1-6 record. Concordia head coach Terry Horan (Concordia '89) is in his sixth season and has a 36-13 record.

WEBCAST/BROADCAST: All Augsburg football games are webcast live online, through an arrangement with Stretch Internet. Returning for his eighth season of broadcasting Auggie football is Tom Witschen, who will be joined by Devon Krueger. To listen online, go to http://www.augsburg.edu/athletics/liveaudio/. There is no over-the-air radio coverage of Augsburg football. Concordia radio is on KVOX-AM 1280 in Fargo, N.D., with Larry Knutson and Chris Ohm on the call. The Concordia broadcast can also be heard online by clicking on this link.

SERIES: This is the 63rd game in the all-time series between Augsburg and Concordia, a series the Cobbers lead 48-12-2. Concordia has won the last five games in a row in the series (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), after Augsburg had a four-game winning streak (twice in 1997, 1998, 1999). The teams began the series in Augsburg's first year of football, 1926, and have played every year since 1953, with the exception of the 1974-75 seasons.

LAST WEEK: Augsburg lost 56-16 at St. John's last Saturday, while Concordia claimed a 30-12 win at Bethel last Saturday.

MIAC OVERALL PER-GAME RANKINGS (7/8 GAMES): Total offense -- Augsburg 6th (338.3), Concordia 5th (369.4); Passing offense -- Augsburg 4th (214.0), Concordia 9th (102.6); Rushing offense -- Augsburg 7th (124.3), Concordia 1st (266.9); Scoring offense -- Augsburg 6th (21.3), Concordia 3rd (28.4); Total defense -- Augsburg 9th (407.0), Concordia 2nd (270.4); Passing defense -- Augsburg 8th (227.7), Concordia 3rd (190.1); Rushing defense -- Augsburg 8th (179.3), Concordia 2nd (80.3); Scoring defense -- Augsburg 9th (39.7), Concordia 2nd (14.6); Turnover margin -- Augsburg 9th (minus-17; 7 gained, 24 lost), Concordia 6th (plus-0; 19 gained, 19 lost).

MIAC CONFERENCE GAMES-ONLY PER-GAME RANKINGS (5/6 GAMES): Total offense -- Augsburg 5th (325.2), Concordia 4th (375.7); Passing offense -- Augsburg 4th (209.6), Concordia 9th (106.3); Rushing offense -- Augsburg 6th (115.6), Concordia 1st (269.3); Scoring offense -- Augsburg 6th (19.6), Concordia 3rd (28.3); Total defense -- Augsburg 4th (353.4), Concordia 2nd (271.0); Passing defense -- Augsburg 3rd (181.4), Concordia 4th (192.5); Rushing defense -- Augsburg 6th (172.0), Concordia 1st (78.5); Scoring defense -- Augsburg 9th (37.0), Concordia 2nd (15.0); Turnover margin -- Augsburg 9th (minus-19; 2 gained, 21 lost), Concordia 7th (minus-1; 15 gained, 16 lost).

NCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL STATISTICS: As a team, Augsburg is ranked first nationally among Division III schools in team net punting (38.39 net yards per punt), the only MIAC school to lead a team national ranking. Concordia is ranked 11th in rushing offense (266.9 yards per game), 13th in rushing defense (80.3 yards per game), 29th in scoring defense (14.6 points per game) and 30th in total defense (270.4 yards per game).

For Augsburg individuals, Nick Schlieman (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) is ranked fourth nationally in punting (42.9 yards per punt) and 34th in field goals per game (0.9). Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) is ranked ninth in total tackles per game (13.1) and 19th in solo tackles per game (6.7). Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS) is ranked 16th in total tackles per game (12.1).

For St. John's individuals, Mark Halley (Sr., Mentor, Minn./Fertile-Beltrami HS) is ranked 27th nationally in solo tackles (6.4 per game) and Brian Halverson (Sr., Fargo, N.D./Fargo North HS) is ranked 34th in field goals per game (0.9).

LAST YEAR: Concordia-Moorhead clinched a share of the MIAC football championship and the league's automatic berth into the NCAA Division III national playoffs with a 31-6 victory over visiting Augsburg on Oct. 30, 2004 at Jake Christiansen Stadium in Moorhead, Minn. Playing in a steady downpour and on a field that had been saturated by over an inch of rain from the night before, Concordia scored the first 31 points in the game and convincingly put away their first MIAC title since 1995.

Quarterback Brian Schumacher ran for two touchdowns and threw for more than 150 yards in leading Concordia to the title-clinching win. Schumacher finished the game with 67 rushing yards on 16 carries. He was 9-for-14 through the air and totaled 164 passing yards. The Cobber offense racked up 415 yards in total offense. Concordia ran for 251 yards and had 164 yards through the air. Concordia limited Augsburg to just 142 yards of total offense on the day.

Ed Oehlers and Travis Christensen scored the other touchdowns for Concordia, marking the second straight game the senior running backs have punched through into the end zone. Oehlers finished the game with 55 rushing yards on 14 carries. Senior wide receiver Andrew Passanante recorded 164 receiving yards on six catches. Shawn Reile collected a pair of receptions and had 26 receiving yards. Jacob Odermann came in for Schumacher in the third quarter and gained 69 yards on eight carries. He also broke off the game's longest run when he scampered 49 yards late in the third quarter.

Concordia limited the Auggies to only 142 yards in total offense. The Cobbers conceded only 46 yards through the air and punished the Augsburg ground game, allowing only 96 yards. It was only the second time all season that the Auggies have been held under 120 yards in rushing. Augsburg was led by quarterback Marcus LeVesseur, who had 33 carries for 83 yards. He was also 9-for-21 for 46 yards in the passing department. He scored the only touchdown of the day for Augsburg when he went over from one-yard out late in the fourth quarter.

Defensively, Concordia was led the linebacking trio of Doug Runke, Josh Dietz and Ross Hebrink. Runke had six solo tackles and 10 total, while Dietz finished with seven tackles and Hebrink added six. Augsburg's Andrew Neumann had game highs in solo tackles (7) and overall tackles (11). Andy Matzke and Jordan Hastings had interceptions for the Auggies.

SECOND STRAIGHT RANKED OPPONENT FOR AUGGIES: Augsburg will face its second nationally ranked team in a row this Saturday when Concordia-Moorhead comes to Edor Nelson Field. It will also be the fourth team Augsburg will have faced that has been ranked nationally at least once during this season.

Concordia enters this week's game with Augsburg as the No. 13-ranked team in the D3football.com Division III national poll, No. 14 in the American Football Coaches Assocation Division III national poll and No. 19 in the Football Gazette Division III national poll. Last week, St. John's was ranked No. 5 in all three major Division III national polls entering the game against Augsburg, but has now improved to No. 3 in the D3football.com national poll.

Augsburg opened the season with a 29-26 loss at Wartburg (Iowa), the defending Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champions which entered the season ranked No. 24 by D3football.com. The Knights are now unranked, but are still 6-2 on the season and leading the IIAC. And North Central (Ill.), Augsburg's second opponent (64-25 NCC win on Sept. 17), is 7-0, leading the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, and now ranked No. 12 by D3football.com.

After next week's game against Bethel, Augsburg will close the season against another team that could potentially be nationally ranked, depending on its next two games. St. Olaf, Augsburg's opponent in Northfield on Nov. 10, is 7-0 on the year with a game at St. John's on Saturday and at Concordia-Moorhead next Saturday.

TURNOVERS HAVE BEEN ACHILLES HEEL FOR AUGGIES: Turnovers continue to plague the Auggies this season. Through seven games, Augsburg has a minus-17 turnover ratio, with 24 giveaways (15 interceptions, nine fumbles) against seven takeaways (three interceptions, four fumbles). In the last four games, Augsburg has turned the ball over 17 times, against just one takeaway. Against St. John's, Augsburg turned the ball over five times (four interceptions, one fumble), including one interception returned for a touchdown.

SCHLIEMAN AMONG NATION'S LEADERS IN PUNTING: Augsburg's Nick Schlieman (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) had nine punts for a 39.6-yard average against St. John's. So far this season, he is averaging 42.9 yards per punt (overall) with 38 tries this season, currently ranked fourth in the Division III national rankings in the punting category. He entered the week ranked No. 1 nationally. Currently, Hunter Hamrick of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) is ranked No. 1 nationally with a 43.7 average (25 punts). There are seven punters in Division III with averages of 42.0 or better.

The only punter in the MIAC to average 38 or more yards per punt in each of the last three seasons, Schlieman currently has a career punting average of 40.24 (8,209 yards, 204 punts). In his career, Schlieman has 74 punts of 40-49 yards, 26 punts of 50-59 yards and seven punts of 60-plus yards. He's placed 56 punts inside the opponent 20-yard line, has forced 14 fair catches and 18 touchbacks, against just four blocked punts. Among his 38 punts this season, Schlieman has 23 punts of 40-49 yards, along with punts of 55, 58 and 68 yards. He's placed 12 punts inside the 20 this year.

Schlieman is also Augsburg's primary placekicker. He has connected on 6-of-12 field goals this season, including a 46-yarder, and is 9-of-10 on extra points. He tied the school record for longest field goal with a 49-yarder in last year's season finale against St. Olaf.

LINEBACKERS MATSON, KROGER HAVING CAREER YEARS: Linebackers Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) and Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn/Lakeview HS) are having career years for Augsburg. Against St. John's, Matson led the Auggies with 13 tackles (four solo), while Kroger had 11 tackles (five solo). On the season, the two are among the top tacklers in the MIAC, as Matson has 92 tackles (47 solo) to rank second overall (13.1 tackles per game), while Kroger has 85 tackles (36 solo) to rank third overall (12.1 tackles per game). Andy Ubbelhode of St. Thomas leads the MIAC overall tackle statistics with a 14.3 tackles-per-game average.

After a 22-tackle performance in Augsburg's 19-13 overtime win over Hamline on Oct. 15, Matson was named MIAC Defensive Player of the Week and Don Hansen's National Weekly Football Gazette Division III Co-National Defensive Player of the Week.

SCHREIER AMONG TOP MIAC WIDE RECEIVERS: Augsburg wide receiver Ricky Schreier (Jr., Maplewood, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall HS) leads the Auggies with 581 receiving yards on 42 receptions. His 6.00 receptions per game (overall) leads the MIAC, while his 80.3 receiving yards per game (overall) is second among conference receivers. With 285 kickoff return yards thrown in, he also ranks fifth in the conference in all-purpose yards per game (124.3).

LAST HOME GAME FOR 18 AUGGIE SENIORS: With next Friday's game against Bethel moved to the Metrodome, this week's game against Concordia is the final home game at Edor Nelson Field for 18 Augsburg seniors:
-- Garry Ashby-Phan (Minneapolis, Minn./Roosevelt HS), son of Garry Ashby Sr. and Marsha Sayers-Ashby. A running back, Ashby-Phan is a sociology major.
-- Dan Davila (Roseville, Minn.), son of Bonnie Boeck. An offensive lineman, Davila is an economics major.
-- Eric Dunivent (Apple Valley, Minn.), son of Karl and Cindy Dunivent. Dunivent is an offensive lineman.
-- Jim Gunderson (Hastings, Minn.), son of Lynn and Craig Gunderson. A linebacker, Gunderson is a social studies education major.
-- Jordan Hastings (Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS), son of Donald and Susan Hastings. A defensive back, Hastings is a business major.
-- Steve Houser (Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River HS), son of Mike and Laura Houser. A running back, Hauser is a religion major.
-- Jake Koelln (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS), son of Tom and Becky Koelln. A defensive lineman, Koelln is a business management major.
-- Taylor Kroger (Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS), son of Neil and Ellen Kroger. A linebacker, Kroger is a business management major.
-- Zach Manship (Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS), son of Jeanette Cole. A linebacker, Manship is a psychology major.
-- Mike Matson (Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS), son of Greg and Kathy Matson. A linebacker, Matson is a business management major.
-- Andy Matzke (Faribault, Minn.), son of Alan and Vicki Matzke. A defensive back, Matzke is a biology major.
-- Jesse Naab (Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS), son of Scott Naab and Cindy Lundy. An offensive lineman, Naab is a business management major.
-- Chike Ochiagha (Savage, Minn./Holy Angels HS), son of Diana Ochiagha. A defensive lineman, Ochiagha is a business/marketing major.
-- Ross Peroutka (Faribault, Minn.), son of Mike and Paula Peroutka. A linebacker, Peroutka is a finance major.
-- Nick Schlieman (Burnsville, Minn.), son of Sheryl Schlieman. A punter/kicker, Schlieman is a history major.
-- Ryan Shea (New Prague, Minn.), son of Lyle and Diane Shea. An offensive lineman, Shea is a physics/mathematics major.
-- Lowery Smith (Farmington, Minn.), son of Lowery Smith and Jan Delaney. An offensive lineman, Smith is a health and physical education major.
-- Antonio Spargo (Chaska, Minn.), son of Larry and Carolyn Spargo. A tight end, Spargo is a math education major.

SCOUTING THE AUGGIES: No. 5-ranked St. John's topped visiting Augsburg 56-16 before 8,192 fans last Saturday at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville, Minn. St. John's used a 28-point second quarter to take a 35-0 lead at halftime.

On the day, the Johnnies outgained the Auggies 448 to 235 in total offense. SJU had 226 yards passing and 222 yards rushing, while the Johnnie defense held the Auggies to 160 yards passing and 75 yards rushing, respectively. St. John's had 22 first downs, compared to 11 first downs for Augsburg. SJU had three fumbles; however, none were lost, while Augsburg had six fumbles and lost one of them. There also were five interceptions in the game, four of which were notched by St. John's.

Down 42-0, the Auggies etched their way onto the scoreboard with a one yard run by senior Garry Ashby-Phan (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn./Roosevelt HS) with 4:49 left to go in the third quarter. The Auggies added to their point total two times in the fourth, on a safety by freshman Mike Struss (Fr., Nicollet, Minn.) and on a one-yard run from sophomore David Lange (So., Minnetonka, Minn./Hopkins HS) with 12 seconds remaining in the game.

Augsburg was led by junior quarterback Keith Hagen (Jr., Northfield, Minn.), who threw for 106 yards. Running back Ashby-Phan rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown, and senior Steve Houser (Sr., Zimmerman, Minn./Elk River HS) added 34 yards. Sophomore running back Jason Potts (So., Plymouth, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) received six passes for 80 yards on the day. Punter Nick Schlieman (Sr., Burnsville, Minn.) had nine punts on the day for 356 yards, averaging 39.6 yards per punt and tallying the longest punt of the day at 49 yards.

Mike Matson (Jr., Cedar, Minn./St. Francis HS) recordded 13 tackles (four solo) for the Auggies, while Taylor Kroger (Sr., Cottonwood, Minn./Lakeview HS) had 11 tackles (five solo) and Brandon Rudenick (So., Nicollet, Minn.) had 10 tackles (three solo). Jordan Hastings (Sr., Crystal, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong HS) had an interception and Zach Manship (Sr., Rochester, Minn./John Marshall HS) recorded a sack.

SCOUTING THE COBBERS: Concordia has a comprehensive notes package previewing this week's game on its website: http://www.cord.edu/dept/sports/fall/fb/game8.php.

NEXT WEEK: Augsburg hosts Bethel in an MIAC game next Friday (11/4) at 3 p.m. at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis. Concordia hosts St. Olaf in an MIAC game next Saturday (11/5) at 1 p.m. at Jake Christiansen Stadium in Moorhead, Minn.

AUGSBURG TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- OFFENSE
RT -- 70-Jason Weber (So., 6-4, 240), 60-Dan Davila (Sr., 6-0, 220)
RG -- 75-Matt Siems (Jr., 6-3, 290), 67-Lowery Smith (Sr., 6-1, 235)
C -- 61-Eric Dunivent (Jr., 6-0, 230), 55-Andy Estrem (Sr., 6-0, 250)
LG -- 51-Tony Madline (Jr., 5-11, 265), 67-Lowery Smith (Sr., 6-1, 235)
LT -- 77-John Streefland (Jr., 6-2, 265), 79-John Leibfried (Fr., 6-3, 275)
TE -- 80-Andrew Neumann (Jr., 6-3, 235), 73-Jesse Naab (Sr., 6-7, 215)
WR -- 28-Jason Potts (So., 5-8, 175), 23-Steve Houser (Sr., 6-0, 195)
WR -- 2-Ricky Schreier (Jr., 5-6, 155), 5-De Hanuman (Jr., 5-6, 140)
WR -- 88-Josh Starr (So., 6-1, 200), 19-Royce Winford (Fr., 6-2, 185)
RB -- 20-Garry Ashby-Phan (Sr., 5-6, 210), 3-Shawn Dunbar (Fr., 6-2, 195)
QB -- 9-Keith Hagen (Jr., 6-5, 210), 18-David Lange (So., 6-3, 185)

AUGSBURG TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- DEFENSE
DE -- 8-Zach Manship (Sr., 6-1, 210), 11-Erik Bohnhoff (Jr., 6-5, 200)
DT -- 42-Jake Koelln (Sr., 6-0, 260), 93-Mike Struss (Fr., 5-10, 220)
NG -- 99-Chike Ochiagha (Sr., 5-11, 270), 93-Mike Struss (Fr., 5-10, 220)
DE -- 52-Brandon Rudenick (So., 6-0, 215), 41-Clay Burrows (Fr., 6-2, 190)
OLB -- 34-Jim Gunderson (Sr., 5-10, 195), 41-Clay Burrows (Fr., 6-2, 190)
ILB -- 32-Taylor Kroger (Sr., 5-10, 205), 27-Bryan Ludwig (So., 5-10, 215)
ILB -- 44-Mike Matson (Jr., 6-0, 210), 47-Alex Kwan (Fr., 6-0, 195)
OLB -- 21-Ross Peroutka (Sr., 6-0, 190), 46-Sean Kelly (Fr., 6-1, 185)
CB -- 15-Phil Knutson (Fr., 6-0, 170), 26-Garrett Kratz (So., 5-10, 175)
FS -- 4-Jordan Hastings (Sr., 6-3, 200), 6-Sam Spafford (Fr., 6-1, 175)
CB -- 22-Andy Matzke (Sr., 6-0, 205), 12-Ryan Adamson (Fr., 5-9, 165)

AUGSBURG SPECIALISTS
K/P -- 1-Nick Schlieman (Sr., 6-4, 245), 96-Kyle Danner (Jr., 6-1, 180, PAT kicker)
LS -- 88-Josh Starr (So., 6-1, 200), 80-Andrew Neumann (Jr., 6-3, 235)
SS -- 11-Erik Bohnhoff (Jr., 6-5, 200), 61-Eric Dunivent (Jr., 6-0, 230)
H -- 9-Keith Hagen (Jr., 6-5, 210), 11-Erik Bohnhoff (Jr., 6-5, 200)
KR -- 2-Ricky Schreier (Jr., 5-6, 155), 19-Royce Winford (Fr., 6-2, 185)
PR -- 28-Jason Potts (So., 5-8, 175), 22-Andy Matzke (Sr., 6-0, 205)

CONCORDIA TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- OFFENSE
LT -- 66-Grant Weller (So., 6-5, 260), 74-Kris Peterson (So., 6-4, 275)
LG -- 75-Matt McCalum (Jr., 6-4, 290), 60-David Trembath (Jr., 5-10, 250)
C -- 54-David Uselman (Sr., 6-2, 305), 68-Scott Halupczok (Jr., 6-2, 230), 61-Zach Eidelbes (So., 6-1, 260)
RG -- 65-Josh Linman (Sr., 6-2, 275), 69-Zack Sundberg (So., 6-0, 275), 64-Brent Mahn (Sr., 6-0, 205)
RT -- 63-Ryan Johnson (Sr., 6-3, 275), 73-Mike Burke (So., 6-4, 320)
QB -- 18-Brian Schumacher (Sr., 6-3, 210), 13-Eric Rodel (Jr., 6-3, 215)
RB -- 28-Cory Johnson (Fr., 5-7, 175), 21-Nick Reinisch (Jr., 5-10, 200)
RB -- 22-Kevin Williamson (Jr., 5-11, 220), 45-Adam Swingdorf (So., 6-2, 200)
RB -- 1-Tyler Anderson (Sr., 5-10, 190), 23-Ben Thoreson (Jr., 6-1, 215)
WR -- 13-Eric Rodel (Jr., 6-3, 215), 85-Lukas Brott (Sr., 6-1, 175), 2-Pete Lien (Jr., 6-1, 170)
WR -- 5-Levi DeVries (Fr., 5-11, 170), 83-Nick Alton (Fr., 6-2, 180)

CONCORDIA TWO-DEEP ROSTER -- DEFENSE
DE -- 90-Travis Almquist (Sr., 6-2, 250), 16-Adam Peterson (Jr., 6-1, 220)
DT -- 93-Tyler Ledyard (Jr., 6-3, 245), 90-Travis Almquist (Sr., 6-2, 250)
NG -- 98-Matt Martinson (Jr., 6-1, 265), 76-Luke Holt (So., 6-2, 250), 94-Jordan Hepp (Jr., 6-3, 255)
DE -- 55-Greg Mantz (Sr., 6-2, 235), 11-Dustin Carlson (So., 6-2, 235), 99-Clinton Strother (Fr., 6-0, 220), 88-Mike Christensen (Fr., 6-0, 240)
SLB -- 24-Ross Hebrink (Sr., 6-1, 210), 52-Brett Abrahamson (Fr., 6-3, 185)
MLB -- 32-Mark Halley (Sr., 6-0, 220), 40-Brennen Lewis (So., 5-11, 210)
WLB -- 48-Matt Kleber (Sr., 5-10, 200), 30-Jeff Stromswold (Sr., 5-11, 210), 4-Jeremy Christensen (Jr., 5-10, 200)
WCB -- 41-Ben Aakre (Sr., 5-10, 175), 36-Wes Johnson (So., 6-0, 175)
ROV -- 19-Tanner Radermacher (Jr., 6-2, 190), 10-Chris Klabo (Jr., 6-0, 210)
FS -- 25-Dave Moll (Jr., 5-10, 190), 35-Jason Jude (So., 5-10, 180)
SCB -- 29-Eric Svobodny (Sr., 6-0, 180), 42-Nick Ellenson (Sr., 5-10, 190)

CONCORDIA SPECIALISTS
LS -- 52-Brett Abrahamson (Fr., 6-3, 185)
SS -- 14-Jeff Aasgaard (So., 6-3, 215)
H -- 9-Jesse Nelson (Fr., 5-10, 180)
P -- 22-Kevin Williamson (Jr., 5-11, 220)
PK -- 38-Brian Halverson (Sr., 6-1, 180)
KO -- 17-Jeff Jungers (Sr., 5-11, 185)
KR -- 28-Cory Johnson (Fr., 5-7, 175), 1-Tyler Anderson (Sr., 5-10, 190)
PR -- 19-Tanner Radermacher (Jr., 6-2, 190)