NOV 7, 2014 • VOL I • NO. IX
LORAS FOOTBALL 1450 ALTA VISTA, DUBUQUE, IA 52001 // WWW.DUHAWKS.COM
2014 SCHEDULE
JIM NAPRSTEK, FOOTBALL SID • JAMES.NAPRSTEK@LORAS.EDU • OFFICE: 563.588.7407
OVERALL: 2-6 (HOME: 1-2, AWAY: 1-4, NEUTRAL: 0-0) IIAC: 1-4 (HOME: 0-2, AWAY: 1-2)
QUICK HITS
HONORING THE DUHAWK SENIORS …
SEP. 6
vs
ELMHURST
W, 39-17 This
SEP 13
at
UW-STOUT
L, 21-17
SEP 20
at
AUGUSTANA
L, 34-17
OCT 4
at
COE*
L, 36-10
OCT 11
vs
BUENA VISTA*
L, 48-29 Last
OCT 18
at
CENTRAL*
L, 41-14
OCT 25
at
SIMPSON*
W, 27-24
NOV 1
vs
DUBUQUE*
NOV 8
vs
LUTHER*
1:00 PM
NOV 15
at
WARTBURG*
1:00 PM
NOV 22
NCAA TOURNAMENT TBD
NEARING MORE RECORDS …
weekend against University of Dubuque, senior Nate Even tallied 11 receptions for 231 yards, inching him eight receptions and 41 yards short of Kendall Griffin’s 1991 records. Last weekend especially, Even did a lot of his damage on yards after the catch (YAC), constantly getting past the Spartan cornerbacks. This weekend could be a very special one for both Even and the Loras football team if he were to break the 23 year old records.
L, 34-7 TURNOVERS HURT IN LOSS …
2014 IOWA CONFERENCE STANDINGS SCHOOL Wartburg (6) Central Buena Vista Coe Dubuque Luther Loras Simpson
Saturday will mark the last time that the Loras College football seniors will set foot on the Rock Bowl. Will Tumberger, Calvin Smith, Dave Pirkle, Mike Canevello, Tucker Brady, Dylan Jones, Tom Zoeckler, John Belovich, and Robert Anderson will all be honored before the Duhawks take on the Luther College Norse. This particular senior class has endured adversity through multiple coaching changes, as well as tough seasons. However, each of them has been vital to this season’s turnaround. The last time the Duhawks took on Luther on the Rock Bowl they were victorious in the 2012 homecoming game 28-25.
IIAC ALL 5-0 8-0 4-1 6-2 4-1 5-3 3-2 4-4 2-3 3-5 1-4 4-4 1-4 2-6 0-5 3-5
With several opportunities to score in their loss to University of Dubuque, the Duhawks instead cost themselves and turned the ball over four times. Three of the four interceptions came by way of interception from freshman quarterback Robert Kelly, and the other came on a second half fumble by senior running back Calvin Smith. Two of the four Loras turnovers occurred in Spartan territory, thus forcing the Duhawks to miss out on valuable points throughout the course of the game. In the pair of Duhawk wins this season they have only turned the ball over once in the two games.
BEHIND ENEMY LINES …
The Luther College Norse come in boasting a 4-4 record on the 2014 season. Luther was victorious in it’s first four games before dropping their last four contests. The Norse are currently 1-4 in the Iowa Conference. They will bring a triple option attack on the offensive side of the ball and run the ball the majority of the time. Luther ranks third nationally in rushing offense, averaging nearly 350 yards per game. Senior fullback Josh Vos is the Norse leading rusher, tallying 822 yards on 106 attempts, while senior quarterback JJ Sirios has rushed for 682 yards on 152 attempts. Sirios has only attempted 25 passes on the year and Luther in total has thrown the ball only 32 times. Defensively, the Norse are led by junior linebacker Aric Elton, who has totaled 74 tackles on the 2014, with 36 being solo stops, along with a pair of interceptions. Junior defensive back Gabe Saemisch is not far behind with 54 total tackles, with 40 of them being solo hits. The Luther defense has intercepted nine passes in total this season, with freshman defensive back Luke Pulliam leading the way with three.