SEWARD, N.E. (jimmiepride.com) – The Concordia (Neb.) University Bulldogs racked up 462 yards of total offense and kept the University of Jamestown football team out of the end zone Saturday in a 23-3 win.
The loss was the season opener for the Jimmies, while Concordia improves to 4-0 on the year.
UJ saw its first drive end in a fumble, which the Bulldogs converted into a 30-yard field goal by Jordan Spilinek and a 3-0 lead with 12:22 in the opening quarter.
After both teams traded punts on their next two drives, Jamestown capped a 12-play, 92-yard drive with a 21-yard Noah Vogelpohl (FR/Dayton, Minn.) field goal to make it 3-3 with 1:07 left in the first.
The only scoring in the second quarter came on a 17-yard pass from Blake Culbert to Cayden Beran with 4:58 before halftime, pushing Concordia’s lead to 10-3.
Three of Jamestown’s second-quarter drives ended in punts and the Jimmies managed just 12 total yards in the quarter.
Culbert tossed two more touchdowns in the third quarter, nine yards to Cole Schaedel, and 41 yards to Korrell Koehlmoos, as the lead grew to 23-3.
Neither team scored in the final 15 minutes, although the Jimmies had a 13-play, 56-yard drive into the red zone halted on downs.
Quarterback Cade Torgerson (JR/Billings, Mont.) had a career day in the loss, completing 23-of-42 passes for 220 yards, but was sacked seven times.
Garrett Mitchell (JR/Shakopee, Minn.) caught six passes for 73 yards while Marcus Giles (JR/Coon Rapids, Minn.) ended with five grabs for 57 yards.
UJ managed just 45 yards on the ground on 28 carries, with Frankie Ingraldi (FR/Colorado Springs, Colo.) leading the way with 27 yards on six rushes.
Aaron Mack (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) led the defense with 13 total tackles, a career-best. Cedric Terry (SR/Minneapolis, Minn.) added a career-high nine tackles, including eight solo. John Sullivan (JR/Sundance, Wyo.) and Brooks Canfield (SO/Tempe, Ariz.) combined for UJ’s only sack of the game. Damian Otero (FR/Winchester, Calif.) and Ezra Belingheri (FR/Sparks, Nev.) were each credited with a forced fumble.
Izaak Myles (JR/Apple Valley, Calif.) punted eight times for an average of 41.6 yards per kick, with three punts landing inside the 20-yard line.
The Jimmies are back in action next Saturday at Dordt (Iowa) University for a 1 p.m. kickoff.