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Small college football: Wartburg clips No. 9 Central
By Courier sports staff
PELLA — Spencer Herzberg missed two field goals and had another blocked last Saturday against Augsburg College in Wartburg’s double-overtime defeat.
He even misfired on an extra-point attempt in the second quarter Saturday.
But redemption was sweet for the senior placekicker from Iowa Falls.
Herzberg drilled a 41-yard field goal with 41 seconds remaining to help the Knights knock off ninth-ranked Central, 19-17, in an Iowa Conference football thriller at Schipper Stadium.
“Kickers always wait for a moment like that to win a game,” Herzberg said. “It was the first time in four years I had a chance to win a game. I felt fortunate to do so.”
It was Wartburg’s first win over Central in four years and snapped the Dutch’s 28-game, regular-season winning streak. The last three meetings between the teams have been decided by six points or less.
And it was the 17th consecutive time Wartburg has bounced back with a victory after a loss.
“It speaks to the resiliency of our team,” head coach Rick Willis said. “I told the guys at the end of last week’s game, we’re going to find out what type of team we really are.
“We showed it today. We came into a tough place, on Homecoming, and Central really changed some things up. I’m so proud of the guys to pull through.”
Wartburg (2-1, 1-0 IIAC) built a 16-3 cushion in the third quarter after quarterback Nick Yordi ran in from 8 yards for a touchdown.
Central, however, responded with 14 unanwered points, including a 9-yard pass from Zack Bandow to Cam Waugh, to take a 17-16 lead with 11:35 left.
The Knights started their winning drive at midfield with 3 1/2 minutes left. Yordi converted with receiver Justin Vetter on fourth-and-three for 16 yards to extend the drive.
Then, three plays later, kicking into a slight wind, Herzberg cleared the crossbar by about a yard.
Aided by two Wartburg pass interference penalties, Central (1-1, 0-1) drove to the Wartburg 45 in the closing seconds, but Bandow was pressured and hit. His errant throw was intercepted by Blake Suckow to secure the victory.
Yordi completed 12 of 21 passes for 274 yards and a score. Alex Boom ignited the ground game with 87 yards on 28 carries.
Wartburg returns home next Saturday to play winless Cornell at 1 p.m.
Wartburg 3 6 7 3 – 19
Central 0 3 7 7 – 17
First quarter
Wart – FG Spencer Herzberg 21, 10:28
Second quarter
Wart – Jason Roskam 77 pass from Nick Yordi (kick failed), 11:57
Cen – FG Jake Viggers 32, 9:22
Third quarter
Wart – Yordi 8 run (Herzberg kick), 9:39
Cen – Jarred Lackey 3 run (Viggers kick), 6:29
Fourth quarter
Cen – Cam Waugh 9 pass from Zack Bandow (Viggers kick), 11:35
War – FG Herzberg 41, 0:41
TEAM STATISTICS
Wart Cent.
First downs 14 21
Rushes-yards 41-93 33-114
Passing yards 274 199
Comp-Att-Int. 12-21-2 16-40-1
Return yards 72 21
Punts-avg. 5-41.2 6-47.0
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-yards 6-75 4-30
Time of possession 28:08 31:52
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
WARTBURG – Alex Boom 28-87, Lamar Harvey 2-8, Nick Yordi 8-1, Team 3-(minus-3).
CENTRAL – Dustin Veldhuizen 11-47, Jarred Lackey 7-32, David Zachary 6-26, Nathan Craft 2-5, Zack Bandow 7-4.
Passing
WARTBURG – Yordi 12-21-2, 274 yards and TD.
CENTRAL – Bandow 16-39-1, 199 yards and TD; Lackey 0-1-0, 0 yards.
Receiving
WARTBURG – Jason Roskam 1-77, Justin Vetter 4-71, Matt Gustafson 2-54, Boom 2-34, Ryan Hoerner 1-20, Dan Bauder 2-18.
CENTRAL – Matt VerMeer 6-104, Kurtis Brondyke 2-39, Alex Dittmer 2-16, Jake Nero 2-16, Cam Waugh 2-11, Cody Thie 1-7, Michael O’Rourke 1-6.
Luther 23, Dubuque 14
DECORAH — Luther scored 13 fourth-quarter points to beat Dubuque and help Mike Durnin earn his first win as head coach.
The Norse (1-1, 1-0 IIAC) forced six Spartan turnovers and held Dubuque (1-2, 0-1) to 58 yards rushing.
Freshman quarterback Chris Reynolds threw touchdown passes to Kris McAllister and Jesse Kent in the final 10-plus minutes for the victory.
“I was very impressed by our offense’s ability to make plays when we needed them this afternoon,” Durnin said. “Jesse Kent made some great catches, the touchdown reception by McAllister gave us momentum, and our quarterback Reynolds just continues to improve.”
Reynolds was 17 of 33 for 147 yards.
Tyler Bass had 83 yards rushing and a touchdown, while Alex Mierau and Trevor Theobald fueled the defense with 12 and 10 tackles, respectively. Theobald also had an interception, fumble recovery and was in on a sack.
“The good news about (today) besides the win, we still have a lot of areas we need to improve,” Durnin said. “I am confident this team has the potential to do just that.”
Luther travels to Simpson next Saturday at 1 p.m.
Dubuque 7 7 0 0 - 14
Luther 3 7 0 13 - 23
FIRST QUARTER
DBQ - DeMacus Fleming 3 pass from Colton Hansen (Jordan Williams kick), 8:00
LUT - FG Nic Barclay 43, 2:34
SECOND QUARTER
DBQ - Edward McIntosh 7 pass from Colton Hansen (Jordan Willams kick), 9:10
LUT - Tyler Bass 8 run (Nic Barclay kick), 1:17
FORTH QUARTER
LUT - Kris McAllister 22 pass from Chris Reynolds (kick failed), 10:15
LUT - Jesse Kent 14 pass from Chris Reynolds (Nic Barclay kick), 7:15
TEAM STATISTICS
Dub. Luth
First downs 18 17
Rushes-yards 35-58 46-119
Passing yards 202 147
Comp-Att-Int. 24-49-3 17-33-0
Return yards 81 71
Punts-avg. 6-37 8-32.2
Fumbles-lost 3-3 2-2
Penalties-yards 8-86 7-74
Time of possession 28:54 31:06
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
DUBUQUE - Jamar Curry 21-35, Colton Hansen 12-27, Team 2-(-4).
LUTHER - Tyler Bass 25-83, Chris Reynolds 6-46, Derek Leigh 13-4, Team 2-(-14.
Passing
DUBUQUE - Colton Hansen 24-48-3 202 yards, Ronnie Mirth 0-1-0 0 yards.
LUTHER - Chris Reynolds 17-33-0 147 yards.
Receiving
DUBUQUE - Jean Metezier 12-80, Edward McIntosh 5-52, Ronnie Mirth 3-57, DeMacus Fleming 3-16, Jamar Curry 1-(-3).
LUTHER - Jesse Kent 6-57, Benjamin Moe 3-37, Stew Otting 3-20, Darren Oxton 3-6, Kris McAllister 1-22, Eric Olson 1-5.
SW Minn. State 38, Upper Iowa 31
FAYETTE – Josh Shudlick connected with Sean O’Leary on a 54-yard pass play with 10 seconds remaining Saturday as Southwest Minnesota State nipped Upper Iowa at Eischeid Stadium in a Northern Sun Conference tilt.
Trailing 31-28, the Peacocks (1-3, 1-2 NSIC) tied the game on Jason Price’s 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left. After a short kickoff by Price, the Mustangs returned it to their own 46 to set up the game-winning score.
Shudlick completed 23 of 35 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns for SMSU, which had 455 yards of offense and overcame a 21-3 second-quarter deficit.
Upper Iowa sophomore quarterback Ben Curran was 19 of 32 for a career-high 202 yards and three scores. The Cedar Falls native also added a rushing touchdown.
Columbus alum Zach Schaeffer had a team-high seven receptions for 84 yards.
SW Minn. State 3 21 7 7 – 38
Upper Iowa 14 14 0 3 – 31
First Quarter
SMSU – FG Scott Talcott 20, 12:07
UIU – Sam Epsteen 8 pass from Ben Curran (Jason Price kick), 3:37
UIU – Justin Michaels 5 pass from Curran (Price kick), 2:43
Second Quarter
UIU – Zay Shepherd 19 pass from Curran (Price kick), 14:54
SMSU – Derek Townsend 5 pass from Josh Shudlick (Talcott kick), 13:08
SMSU – Zach Wysong 3 run (Talcott kick), 6:13
UIU – Curran 1 run (Price kick), 2:27
SMSU – Blake Wilson 5 pass from Shudlick (Talcott kick), 0:59
Third quarter
SMSU – Wysong 7 run (Talcott kick), 1:04
Fourth quarter
UIU – FG Price 24, 0:21
SMSU – Sean O’Leary 54 pass from Shudlick (Talcott kick), 0:10
TEAM STATISTICS
SMSU UIU
First downs 21 25
Rushes-yards 26-123 41-180
Passing yards 332 228
Comp-Att-Int. 23-35-0 22-37-0
Return yards 11 (-2)
Punts-avg. 5-32.6 5-34.6
Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-23 3-24
Time of possession 27:58 31:52
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
SMSU – Zach Wysong 21-114, Josh Shudlick 4-9, Rudy Murrell 1-0.
UIU – Sam Epsteen 23-84, Zay Shepherd 8-54, Ben Curran 5-19, Craig Burns 4-14, La’Mont Williams 1-9.
Passing
SMSU – Shudlick 23-35-0, 332 yards and 3 TDs
UIU – Curran 19-32-0, 202 yards and 3 TDs; Burns 3-5-0, 26 yards.
Receiving
SMSU – Derek Townsend 4-77, Blake Wilson 5-61, Matt Fischer 4-60, Sean O’Leary 1-54, Wysong 5-39, Wade McDonough 1-21, Ryan Wudtke 2-11, Dan Brannen 1-9.
UIU – Zach Schaeffer 7-84, Shepherd 2-37, Kyle Hosch 3-33, Williams 3-24, Epsteen 3-21, Jessie Hubbard 2-13, Antonio Parker 1-11, Justin Michaels 1-5.
He even misfired on an extra-point attempt in the second quarter Saturday.
But redemption was sweet for the senior placekicker from Iowa Falls.
Herzberg drilled a 41-yard field goal with 41 seconds remaining to help the Knights knock off ninth-ranked Central, 19-17, in an Iowa Conference football thriller at Schipper Stadium.
“Kickers always wait for a moment like that to win a game,” Herzberg said. “It was the first time in four years I had a chance to win a game. I felt fortunate to do so.”
It was Wartburg’s first win over Central in four years and snapped the Dutch’s 28-game, regular-season winning streak. The last three meetings between the teams have been decided by six points or less.
And it was the 17th consecutive time Wartburg has bounced back with a victory after a loss.
“It speaks to the resiliency of our team,” head coach Rick Willis said. “I told the guys at the end of last week’s game, we’re going to find out what type of team we really are.
“We showed it today. We came into a tough place, on Homecoming, and Central really changed some things up. I’m so proud of the guys to pull through.”
Wartburg (2-1, 1-0 IIAC) built a 16-3 cushion in the third quarter after quarterback Nick Yordi ran in from 8 yards for a touchdown.
Central, however, responded with 14 unanwered points, including a 9-yard pass from Zack Bandow to Cam Waugh, to take a 17-16 lead with 11:35 left.
The Knights started their winning drive at midfield with 3 1/2 minutes left. Yordi converted with receiver Justin Vetter on fourth-and-three for 16 yards to extend the drive.
Then, three plays later, kicking into a slight wind, Herzberg cleared the crossbar by about a yard.
Aided by two Wartburg pass interference penalties, Central (1-1, 0-1) drove to the Wartburg 45 in the closing seconds, but Bandow was pressured and hit. His errant throw was intercepted by Blake Suckow to secure the victory.
Yordi completed 12 of 21 passes for 274 yards and a score. Alex Boom ignited the ground game with 87 yards on 28 carries.
Wartburg returns home next Saturday to play winless Cornell at 1 p.m.
Wartburg 3 6 7 3 – 19
Central 0 3 7 7 – 17
First quarter
Wart – FG Spencer Herzberg 21, 10:28
Second quarter
Wart – Jason Roskam 77 pass from Nick Yordi (kick failed), 11:57
Cen – FG Jake Viggers 32, 9:22
Third quarter
Wart – Yordi 8 run (Herzberg kick), 9:39
Cen – Jarred Lackey 3 run (Viggers kick), 6:29
Fourth quarter
Cen – Cam Waugh 9 pass from Zack Bandow (Viggers kick), 11:35
War – FG Herzberg 41, 0:41
TEAM STATISTICS
Wart Cent.
First downs 14 21
Rushes-yards 41-93 33-114
Passing yards 274 199
Comp-Att-Int. 12-21-2 16-40-1
Return yards 72 21
Punts-avg. 5-41.2 6-47.0
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-yards 6-75 4-30
Time of possession 28:08 31:52
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
WARTBURG – Alex Boom 28-87, Lamar Harvey 2-8, Nick Yordi 8-1, Team 3-(minus-3).
CENTRAL – Dustin Veldhuizen 11-47, Jarred Lackey 7-32, David Zachary 6-26, Nathan Craft 2-5, Zack Bandow 7-4.
Passing
WARTBURG – Yordi 12-21-2, 274 yards and TD.
CENTRAL – Bandow 16-39-1, 199 yards and TD; Lackey 0-1-0, 0 yards.
Receiving
WARTBURG – Jason Roskam 1-77, Justin Vetter 4-71, Matt Gustafson 2-54, Boom 2-34, Ryan Hoerner 1-20, Dan Bauder 2-18.
CENTRAL – Matt VerMeer 6-104, Kurtis Brondyke 2-39, Alex Dittmer 2-16, Jake Nero 2-16, Cam Waugh 2-11, Cody Thie 1-7, Michael O’Rourke 1-6.
Luther 23, Dubuque 14
DECORAH — Luther scored 13 fourth-quarter points to beat Dubuque and help Mike Durnin earn his first win as head coach.
The Norse (1-1, 1-0 IIAC) forced six Spartan turnovers and held Dubuque (1-2, 0-1) to 58 yards rushing.
Freshman quarterback Chris Reynolds threw touchdown passes to Kris McAllister and Jesse Kent in the final 10-plus minutes for the victory.
“I was very impressed by our offense’s ability to make plays when we needed them this afternoon,” Durnin said. “Jesse Kent made some great catches, the touchdown reception by McAllister gave us momentum, and our quarterback Reynolds just continues to improve.”
Reynolds was 17 of 33 for 147 yards.
Tyler Bass had 83 yards rushing and a touchdown, while Alex Mierau and Trevor Theobald fueled the defense with 12 and 10 tackles, respectively. Theobald also had an interception, fumble recovery and was in on a sack.
“The good news about (today) besides the win, we still have a lot of areas we need to improve,” Durnin said. “I am confident this team has the potential to do just that.”
Luther travels to Simpson next Saturday at 1 p.m.
Dubuque 7 7 0 0 - 14
Luther 3 7 0 13 - 23
FIRST QUARTER
DBQ - DeMacus Fleming 3 pass from Colton Hansen (Jordan Williams kick), 8:00
LUT - FG Nic Barclay 43, 2:34
SECOND QUARTER
DBQ - Edward McIntosh 7 pass from Colton Hansen (Jordan Willams kick), 9:10
LUT - Tyler Bass 8 run (Nic Barclay kick), 1:17
FORTH QUARTER
LUT - Kris McAllister 22 pass from Chris Reynolds (kick failed), 10:15
LUT - Jesse Kent 14 pass from Chris Reynolds (Nic Barclay kick), 7:15
TEAM STATISTICS
Dub. Luth
First downs 18 17
Rushes-yards 35-58 46-119
Passing yards 202 147
Comp-Att-Int. 24-49-3 17-33-0
Return yards 81 71
Punts-avg. 6-37 8-32.2
Fumbles-lost 3-3 2-2
Penalties-yards 8-86 7-74
Time of possession 28:54 31:06
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
DUBUQUE - Jamar Curry 21-35, Colton Hansen 12-27, Team 2-(-4).
LUTHER - Tyler Bass 25-83, Chris Reynolds 6-46, Derek Leigh 13-4, Team 2-(-14.
Passing
DUBUQUE - Colton Hansen 24-48-3 202 yards, Ronnie Mirth 0-1-0 0 yards.
LUTHER - Chris Reynolds 17-33-0 147 yards.
Receiving
DUBUQUE - Jean Metezier 12-80, Edward McIntosh 5-52, Ronnie Mirth 3-57, DeMacus Fleming 3-16, Jamar Curry 1-(-3).
LUTHER - Jesse Kent 6-57, Benjamin Moe 3-37, Stew Otting 3-20, Darren Oxton 3-6, Kris McAllister 1-22, Eric Olson 1-5.
SW Minn. State 38, Upper Iowa 31
FAYETTE – Josh Shudlick connected with Sean O’Leary on a 54-yard pass play with 10 seconds remaining Saturday as Southwest Minnesota State nipped Upper Iowa at Eischeid Stadium in a Northern Sun Conference tilt.
Trailing 31-28, the Peacocks (1-3, 1-2 NSIC) tied the game on Jason Price’s 24-yard field goal with 21 seconds left. After a short kickoff by Price, the Mustangs returned it to their own 46 to set up the game-winning score.
Shudlick completed 23 of 35 passes for 332 yards and three touchdowns for SMSU, which had 455 yards of offense and overcame a 21-3 second-quarter deficit.
Upper Iowa sophomore quarterback Ben Curran was 19 of 32 for a career-high 202 yards and three scores. The Cedar Falls native also added a rushing touchdown.
Columbus alum Zach Schaeffer had a team-high seven receptions for 84 yards.
SW Minn. State 3 21 7 7 – 38
Upper Iowa 14 14 0 3 – 31
First Quarter
SMSU – FG Scott Talcott 20, 12:07
UIU – Sam Epsteen 8 pass from Ben Curran (Jason Price kick), 3:37
UIU – Justin Michaels 5 pass from Curran (Price kick), 2:43
Second Quarter
UIU – Zay Shepherd 19 pass from Curran (Price kick), 14:54
SMSU – Derek Townsend 5 pass from Josh Shudlick (Talcott kick), 13:08
SMSU – Zach Wysong 3 run (Talcott kick), 6:13
UIU – Curran 1 run (Price kick), 2:27
SMSU – Blake Wilson 5 pass from Shudlick (Talcott kick), 0:59
Third quarter
SMSU – Wysong 7 run (Talcott kick), 1:04
Fourth quarter
UIU – FG Price 24, 0:21
SMSU – Sean O’Leary 54 pass from Shudlick (Talcott kick), 0:10
TEAM STATISTICS
SMSU UIU
First downs 21 25
Rushes-yards 26-123 41-180
Passing yards 332 228
Comp-Att-Int. 23-35-0 22-37-0
Return yards 11 (-2)
Punts-avg. 5-32.6 5-34.6
Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 3-23 3-24
Time of possession 27:58 31:52
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
SMSU – Zach Wysong 21-114, Josh Shudlick 4-9, Rudy Murrell 1-0.
UIU – Sam Epsteen 23-84, Zay Shepherd 8-54, Ben Curran 5-19, Craig Burns 4-14, La’Mont Williams 1-9.
Passing
SMSU – Shudlick 23-35-0, 332 yards and 3 TDs
UIU – Curran 19-32-0, 202 yards and 3 TDs; Burns 3-5-0, 26 yards.
Receiving
SMSU – Derek Townsend 4-77, Blake Wilson 5-61, Matt Fischer 4-60, Sean O’Leary 1-54, Wysong 5-39, Wade McDonough 1-21, Ryan Wudtke 2-11, Dan Brannen 1-9.
UIU – Zach Schaeffer 7-84, Shepherd 2-37, Kyle Hosch 3-33, Williams 3-24, Epsteen 3-21, Jessie Hubbard 2-13, Antonio Parker 1-11, Justin Michaels 1-5.
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