DWU FOOTBALL SET FOR FACE-OFF AGAINST THE JIMMIES

Photo Credit: Destiny Soto
Photo Credit: Destiny Soto
November 6, 2021

Mitchell, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan football is ready for the final two weeks of football at home. This weekend the Tigers will take on the University of Jamestown in a 1 p.m. game from Joe Quintal Field.

 

ABOUT THE TIGERS

  • DWU enters the weekend with records of 3-6 overall, 3-5 in GPAC play, and 2-2 at home.
  • The Tigers are collecting a mean of 287.6 total yards of offense per game, 134.6 of those yards have been on the ground, and 153 passing yards.
  • Freshman quarterback Cayden Cunningham is averaging a 48.3% completion rate through five games with one passing touchdown.
  • Kiel Nelson continues to lead the quarterback group in average passing yards per game with 121.4.
  • Running back Jamin Arend has 146 carries on the season, with a mean of 74.6 yards per game, three touchdowns, and a long of 83 yards.
  • Nelson has also been strong on the ground, rushing for an average of 41 yards per contest with two rushing touchdowns.
  • Junior wide receiver Jakob Oxos has 25 receptions and is averaging 43.1-yards per game with four touchdowns.
  • On the defensive side of the ball, seniors Cody Reichelt and Samuel Krestschmar lead with 66 and 51 total tackles, respectively.
  • Reichelt has tallied seven sacks for a loss of 45 yards and 11 tackles for a loss totaling 55-yards.
  • As a defensive group, the Tigers have notched 29 total sacks for a loss of 156-yards.

 

ABOUT THE JIMMIES

  • Jamestown travels to Mitchell, S.D. with records of 2-7 overall, 2-6 in conference play, and 1-3 on the road.
  • The Jimmies are putting up an average of 320.6 total yards per game: 276.8 passing yards per game and only 43.8 yards on the ground per contest.
  • Cade Torgerson is completing 49.7% of his passing attempts and averaging 270.3 passing yards per game.
  • Torgerson has thrown 19 touchdowns and only five interceptions thus far.
  • Frankie Ingraldi is rushing a mean of 16.9 yards per game, while Chris Sayler is rushing for 11.7 yards per contest.
  • Micah Madyun leads the wide receivers with a mean of 72.4 yards per game and an average of 5.3 receptions per contest.
  • Defensively, UJ is led by Aaron Mack who has 50 total tackles; and right behind him is Jordan Olson with 48 total tackles.
  • Paul Vandal is the sacks leader with 4.5 sacks for a loss of 32-yards.
  • The University of Jamestown is led by third year head coach Brian Mistro.

 

LAST MEETING

  • Dakota Wesleyan is 16-12 all-time against the University of Jamestown, after defeating them last season 35-16.
  • The Tigers tallied 355 yards of total offense in 2020 against the Jimmies, 199 passing yards, and 156-yard on the ground.
  • Arend led the effort on the ground with 119 rushing yards and 24 carries.
  • Defensively, Dominick Warmbein led the team with six total tackles and 3.5 sacks for a loss of 18 yards.