Looks like Loras had technical difficulties and there is no video of the Loras/Simpson game.  I'm curious how Driftless compares Coe and Simpson.  Especially since UD plays @ Simpson this week 

The four 1-0 teams, all got wins against the four 0-1 teams. 

Dubuque gets a homecoming win against Nebraska Wesleyan 44-22.  Big game next week in Indianola between Simpson and UD.

Quote from: DriftlessDuhawk on October 05, 2026, 06:12:21 PMHa things were getting salty in Cedar Rapids this weekend.

Duahawks spotted Coe 28 points in the first 17 minutes and then played them very close the rest of the way with the score at one point being 28-14 in the fourth quarter. Loras went 1-4 in the redzone and the afternoon turned into some woulda/shoulda/couldas.

I can't say I was impressed with Brady Kelly all that much. He was in and out of the game, not sure if he was injured or what, but the backup QB Coe played seemed just as good as Kelly did.

The Duhawks play with a little stink to them which I really don't mind and the Kohawks returned in kind when they got the opportunity. Hopefully Loras can open a bit quicker this weekend for homecoming against Simpson.

That 3rd quarter stop on the Coe 1 yard line I thought really messed things up for Loras.  If it had been 28-21 with quite a bit of time left, the Duhawks had a lot more options on offense. 

Of course you could also argue Coe might have opened up their offence if the the score had been closer.  Who knows.

Quote from: DriftlessDuhawk on October 05, 2026, 09:56:02 AM

Quote from: MediaGuy on October 03, 2026, 06:10:46 PMI have some questions for the coaching staff at Nebraska Wesleyan...
1. Down 49-7 at half and leave your starters in against Wartburgs 2's and 3's until the 4th quarter?
2. Onside kick 3 times while down 40+ in the 2nd half?
3. Call 2 timeouts in the last minute with your 3rd offense on the field down 40?
4. Have your head coach telling players "its time to tear some ACLs" out loud for everyone to hear?

No class...this coaching staff doesn't deserve to win a college football game.

No wonder your PA announcer called you the "Prairie Dogs" all day

I have no problem with a team losing by multiple scores wanting to play out a full game. You get 60 minutes 10x a year (for most team's not named Wartburg) to give it your all. How you choose to handle those 60 minutes is up to your coaching staff. Just don't be upset when your decisions have fall out/consequences. In the future, I could see Wartburg scoring 100 points the next time they play in Lincoln and I am not going to have pity for the Prairie Wolves in that scenario.

That being said, if what you said is true about hoping to inflict injury on a team that is beating you down, that is simply not acceptable. I know the NWU staff is very young and most likely got caught up in the heat of the moment, but that is just not how a coach should be conducting himself.

Things are getting salty and we're only 1 week into conference play 

Just finished watching the Central/UD game.  At one point in the 2nd half the announcers noted there was only one Central WR playing that has any receptions, all other WR's are injured.  There were 2 RB's with receptions on the season.  Take that with a young QB and that is a tough assignment. 

Was happy to see Dubuque with both a strong passing and running attack today. 

Plan to watch the Coe/Loras and BVU/Simpson games tomorrow.  Not sure I can take much from the NWU/Wartburg matchup, but NWU does make the trip to Chalmers Field next week to take on UD, so maybe I will watch that one as well. 

Just sitting down to watch the game now. Easier to take when you know the outcome!
Will be fun to see how this season plays out.
Any news on this possible bowl game or any expansion candidates?

No school off for the next 8 weeks.  Driftless with a nice analysis of the conference for this week.  Would love to see Dubuque get a win at Central.  UD and Central went 5-5 head-to-head from 2010-2019.  Would like to see the Spartans getting back into the W side of the column again. 

For the senior classes with one more year to leave their marks.
Wartburg 24-0...3 straight 8-0 campaigns
Coe 21-3...3 straight 7-1 campaigns
Central 18-6...3 straight 6-2 campaigns
Dubuque 14-10
Simpson 11-13
Loras 9-15
BVU 6-18...3 straight 2-6 campaigns
NWU 5-19

Luther 0-18...loving life over in the Midwest Conference...sitting at 3-1 on the season

Dubuque beats McMurry 35-28
Dubuque scores first 21 points, McMurry scores the next 28, Dubuque scores the final 14.
On to conference play now!

Quote from: The Third Division on September 16, 2026, 03:17:18 PMWhat prompted Nebraska Wesleyan to move to D3 in the 1st place?

From this link they were dual affiliated with the NAIA and D3 for many years.  They operated like a D3 school and offered no athletic scholarships but were members of an NAIA conference.  If I remember correctly they could choose which playoffs they wanted to enter if they qualified. 

https://nwusports.com/sports/2013/10/9/Affiliations.aspx

Quote from: DriftlessDuhawk on September 13, 2026, 06:10:06 PM

Quote from: doolittledog on September 13, 2026, 11:12:15 AM59-0 Platteville over Dubuque.  Yikes.  Hopefully they just flush that, forget it, and move on to next week. 

Any idea why Rhomberg did not play? 47 rushing attempts and 13 passing attempts is not what we have seen from UD in the last few years.

Concussion is what I had heard.  Lingering effect from last weeks late hit.

59-0 Platteville over Dubuque.  Yikes.  Hopefully they just flush that, forget it, and move on to next week. 

UW-Stout beats Dubuque 34-20.  2nd year in a row UD had a 4th quarter lead on Stout.  Fair result though, Stout made adjustments at half and looked like the stronger team after the break. 

Dubuque released their roster with 141 listed at this time.  Noticeably more Iowans on the roster this year.
IL - 38
IA - 36
WI - 17
AZ - 8
MN - 7
TX - 7
FL - 6
MO - 3
MI - 3
OH - 2
CA - 2
NC - 2
MS - 2
LA - 1
CO - 1
HI - 1
OK - 1
GA - 1
SC - 1
Bahamas - 1
Ontario - 1
 

Anyone have any info on the Whitewater/Dubuque scrimmage?

Story on Simpson College running back entering the transfer portal.

https://www.instagram.com/reels/Dau8gzTuIVQ/