2017 Dakota Wesleyan University Football News
Dakota Wesleyan honors four members into Athletic Hall of Fame
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University athletic department will be inducting Gerald Neumann (’68), Chris Determan (’96), Danielle Bellet Evenson (’12) and Brady Wiebe (’11) into the DWU Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2018 tomorrow on the DWU campus.
April 27, 2018
DWU football player to compete in senior bowl games over Christmas break
MITCHELL, S.D. – Senior Tre Hobbs (Detroit, Mich.) will be hard at work over the holiday break, competing in four different senior bowl games in Florida and South Carolina.
December 11, 2017
Turner named GPAC Offensive Player of the Year; Adams, Wietzema, Rozeboom and Rork garner All-GPAC First Team accolades
MITCHELL, S.D. – History has been made as Dakota Wesleyan University football senior quarterback Dillon Turner was named Great Plains Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year for the second-consecutive year it was announced by the conference on Tuesday. This marks the first time in GPAC football history that a player has won the award outright in back-to-back seasons. Craig Fobbe of Morningside College won the GPAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year in 2004, while winning the award outright in 2005.
November 14, 2017
Offense shines as DWU overpowers Dordt
MITCHELL, S.D. – Offense took center stage as the Dakota Wesleyan University football team squared off against Great Plains Athletic Conference foe, Dordt College on Senior Day. DWU defeated the Defenders, 62-52 while both offenses combined for over 1,300 total yards and 114 points Saturday at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell.
November 04, 2017
Tigers unable to power past Concordia
SEWARD, Neb. – Averaging more than 500 yards of offense a game, the Dakota Wesleyan University football team was hoping to flex its offensive muscles on Saturday in Great Plains Athletic Conference action. However, Concordia University halted the Tiger offense in Seward, Neb., defeating DWU 38-16.
October 28, 2017
Tigers prepare for final road test of the season
SEWARD, Neb. – The Dakota Wesleyan University football team will hit the road for its final road game of the season as they take on Great Plains Athletic Conference opponent Concordia University Saturday at 1 p.m. in Seward, Neb.
October 27, 2017
Tigers roll Briar Cliff, Turner and Adams set milestone records
MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University football team was back to its normal ways on Saturday, taking care of Briar Cliff University 63-24 in Great Plains Athletic Conference play Saturday at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell.
October 21, 2017
Tigers return home for GPAC matchup with Briar Cliff
MITCHELL, S.D. – For the first time since homecoming weekend, the Dakota Wesleyan University football team returns to Joe Quintal Field for a Great Plains Athletic Conference matchup against Briar Cliff University at 1 p.m. tomorrow.
October 20, 2017
No. 17 Northwestern halts DWU in second half
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – With the lead in hand at halftime, the No. 17 Northwestern College Red Raiders blanked the Dakota Wesleyan University football team in the second half to defeat the Tigers 29-10 in Great Plains Athletic Conference action Saturday in Orange City, Iowa.
October 14, 2017
Tigers ready for GPAC battle against No. 17 Red Raiders
ORANGE CITY, Iowa – The Dakota Wesleyan University football team looks to return to its winning ways this week after falling to No. 4 Morningside College a week ago. The Tigers focus on their fifth NAIA Top-25 opponent in a row as they take on No. 17 Northwestern College at 7 p.m. Saturday in Orange City, Iowa.
October 13, 2017
No. 22 DWU stumbles at No. 4 Morningside
SIOUX CITY, Iowa – It wasn’t what the No. 22 Dakota Wesleyan University football team had in mind on Saturday.
October 07, 2017
Top offenses take center stage in Sioux City, Iowa
SIOUX CITY, Iowa. – The No. 22 Dakota Wesleyan University football team has been climbing the NAIA rankings in the past few weeks after defeating the Midland University Warriors, 55-21 last Saturday in Mitchell, S.D., and now set their sights on the No. 4 Morningside College Mustangs in Sioux City, Iowa.
October 06, 2017
No. 25 Tigers set to clash with No. 24 Midland
MITCHELL, S.D. – After weather forced the No. 25 Dakota Wesleyan University football team to play the Hastings College Broncos at the DakotaDome on Sunday in Vermillion, S.D., the Tigers return to Joe Quintal Field for Blue & White Days as they host the No. 24 Midland University Warriors.
September 30, 2017
No. 25 Tigers route No. 24 Warriors in Homecoming showdown
MITCHELL, S.D. – In front of more than 3,500 people, the No. 25 Dakota Wesleyan University football team scored early and often as they ran away from the No. 24 Midland University Warriors in a Great Plains Athletic Conference matchup, 55-21 on Blue and White Days Saturday at Joe Quintal Field in Mitchell, S.D.
September 30, 2017
No. 25 Tigers set to clash with No. 24 Midland
MITCHELL, S.D. – After weather forced the No. 25 Dakota Wesleyan University football team to play the Hastings College Broncos at the DakotaDome on Sunday in Vermillion, S.D., the Tigers return to Joe Quintal Field for Blue & White Days as they host the No. 24 Midland University Warriors.
September 29, 2017
Tigers down No. 25 Hastings with last-second field goal
VERMILLION, S.D. – With six seconds remaining and the ball on the five-yard line, freshman kicker Seth Paulson (Mitchell, S.D.) nailed his first collegiate game-winning field goal as the Dakota Wesleyan University football team defeated the Hastings College Broncos in a Great Plains Athletic Conference showdown, 38-35 Sunday at the DakotaDome in Vermillion, S.D.
September 24, 2017