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1998 MIAC Football
Questionnaire
General Information 1998 Concordia
Moorhead Football
School: Concordia-Moorhead
Founded
: 1891
Location: Moorhead,
MN
Enrollment
: 2950
President : Dr. Paul
Dovre
Athletic Director: Dr. Armin Pipho
Team Nickname: Cobbers
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Stadium: Jake Christiansen 7,000
Press Box Phone: 218-299-4465
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Football Staff
Head Coach: Jim Christopherson
Alma Mater/year of grad.: Concordia,
1960
Starting 30th season.
Record/current school: 204-85-7
All-Time Record/Yrs: 204-85-7 30yrs
Coach phone: 218-299-3499
Best time to call: 1:00-2:30
Assistants/Position:
Bob Nick Concordia,
'65, 32nd yr, Off Coord, Dave Klug
Concordia,
'80, 11th yr, Def Coord
Doug Perry Concordia,
'65, 16th yr, Off Backs, Bob Kohler
Valley
City, '69, 11th yr, D-Backs
Dan Kostich Moorhead
St., '73, 3rd yr O-Line, Dale Hertel
Concordia,
'71, 2nd yr, D-Line
Terry Horan Concordia,
'89, 2nd yr, Receivers and recruiting
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Sports Information
S.I.D: Jerry Pyle
Office Ph.: 218-299-3194 Home Ph: 701-282-0684
Fax: 218-299-4189
E-Mail Address: pyle@cord.edu
WWW Address: http://www.cord.edu/dept/sports/
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Player & Team Information
1997 Overall Record: 8-3 1997
Conference Record/Place: 7-2 , T-2nd
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 42/21 Offense: 21/9
Defense 21/12 Punt-PK 4/3
Starters Returning/Lost: 10/15 Offense
5/6 Defense 3/8 Punt/Kick
4/3
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Returning Starters : (See Also Returning Player
Stats from 1997)
Returning Offensive Starters :
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QB 13 Ethan Pole, QB, Sr, 6-2, 195 (Captain,
3rd yr as starter, All-MIAC 2nd Team in 1997, 7th in league passing in
'97, 132-230 passing in 97 for 1805 yrds,)
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FB 36 Len Crouse So, 6-3, 200 (Started
in '97 as freshman fullback, top returning rusher, 126 att for 564 yds,
4.4 ave.)
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SE 1 Chris Howell, WR, Sr, 6-0, 170 (Top returning
receiver, 35 catches for 402 yds)
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TE 86 Mike Rydell, TE, Jr, 6-4, 215 (4
catches in '97. Expected to play bigger role in receiving corps this year.)
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C 67 Bob Zacher, C, Sr, 6-2, 245 (Expected
to lead otherwise-inexperienced interior line)
Returning Defensive starters :
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RE 95 Ryan Albrecht, DE Sr, 6-2, 215 (Needs
to lead inexperienced defensive line, 39 tackles in '97)
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FS 5 Eric Stenehjem, FS, Sr, 5-11, 170 (2nd
team All-MIACin '97, '98 Captian, 3rd in tackles in '97 with 62, coming
off shoulder surgery in Off season)
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SS 45 Chad Bertram, SS, Sr, 6-0, 180
(5th in tackles in '97 with 55)
Kick Team
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P/K 35 Clayton Horgen, Jr, 6-2, 200
(3rd yr as starting kicker, 7-14 in '97 on FGs with long of 40 yds, 30-34
on PATs, 36.8 yds punting in '97 with 21 of 52 inside the 20)
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25 Marcus Ludtke, RB, So, 5-10, 180 (
Part time starter in '97 in backfield, probable starting halfback in '98,
2nd leading rusher among returnees with 382 yds in '97, a 4.3 yd ave. and
a long of 37. His speed is key to opening up the field.)
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Key Losses notes: (See 1997 Stats)
Graduated Starters:
LE 88 Jon Jasken,
DE, Sr, 6-3, 225 (All-MIAC in 1997)
RT 97 Jeff Gronner, DT,
Sr, 6-4, 235 (All-MIAC
in 1997)
SLB 80 Ryan Sannes, LB,
Sr, 6-2, 210 (All-MIAC
in 1997)
MLB 77 Cory Polzine, LB,
Sr, 5-11, 210
WLB 40 Craig Gilbert,
LB, Sr, 6-2, 215
SC 9 Jarad Ziebarth,
CB, Sr, 5-11 180
WC 43 Jeremy Zirbes, CB,
Sr, 5-9, 180
Nickel 14 Eric Kragel,
SS, Sr, 6-1, 190
HB 6 Dan Steinbeisser,
RB, Sr, 6-0, 185 (All-MIAC
in 1997)
Slt 8 Tory Langemo, WR,
Sr, 6-0, 185 (All-MIAC
in 1997)
LT 72 Noah Caron, OT,
Sr, 6-6, 280 (All-MIAC
in 1997)
LG 64 Tom Fuchs, OG, Sr,
6-3, 250
RG 66 Jed Seeger, OG,
Sr, 6-3, 265 (All-MIAC
in 1997)
RT 79 Abe Hinderaker,
OT, Sr, 6-5, 285
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Season Outlook/Notes:
Concordia opens its 1998 football campaign
at Moorhead State on Sept. 5 at 1:35 in the
15th
annual Crystal Bowl.
Concordia won last year's Crystal Bowl 17-7
to kick off a 8-3 season and a trip to the
NCAA
Playoffs. The Cobbers finished 7-2 and tied
for second in the MIAC.
Head coach Jim Christopherson's 1998 team
will be his 30th at Concordia. He enters the
year with a 204-85-7 career record.
The 1998 Cobbers will be led on offense
by three year starting quarterback and co-captain Ethan
Pole. The Cobber defense will be led by co-captain Eric
Stenehjem .
The Offense:
Despite some key losses to graduation, The Cobbers
have solid talent returning at the skill positions with Pole
at quarterback, Len Crouse at fullback, Marcus
Ludtke at halfback, Chris Howell receiving
and Mike Rydell at tight end. And others are
waiting in the wings to help there as well. But the interior of the
offensive line will be inexperienced at the beginning of the season, with
only Bob Zacher retuning as a starter.
The Defense:
With just three retuning starters from a '97
team that led the league in total defense by 30 yards last year (263
yds per game) the Cobbers have serious holes to fill.
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