2018 Morningside Mustangs football team
American college football season
| 2018 Morningside Mustangs football | |
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NAIA national champion GPAC champion | |
NAIA National Championship Game, W 35–28 vs. Benedictine (KS) | |
| Conference | Great Plains Athletic Conference |
| Record | 15–0 (9–0 GPAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-defensive coordinator | Casey Jacobsen (8th season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Nathan Turner (8th season) |
| Home stadium | Elwood Olsen Stadium |
Seasons ← 2017 2019 → | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Morningside $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 15 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Northwestern (IA) ^ | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Dordt | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midland | 5 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doane | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Briar Cliff | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hastings | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concordia (NE) | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamestown | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Morningside Mustangs football team was an American football team that represented Morningside University as a member of the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) during the 2018 NAIA football season. In their 17th season under head coach Steve Ryan, the Mustangs compiled a perfect 15–0 record (9–0 against GPAC opponents) and won the NAIA national championship, defeating the Benedictine Ravens, 35–28, in the NAIA National Championship Game.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 25 | William Penn* | No. 3 |
| W 49–21 | 1,100 | |||
| September 8 | at Truman State* | No. 3 |
| W 35–17 | 1,543 | |||
| September 22 | at Dakota Wesleyan | No. 2 |
| W 66–13 | ||||
| September 29 | at Hastings | No. 2 | Hastings, NE | W 65–0 | ||||
| October 6 | at Midland | No. 1 |
| W 77–21 | 1,200 | |||
| October 13 | Doane | No. 1 |
| W 69–17 | ||||
| October 20 | at No. 3 Northwestern (IA) | No. 1 | Orange City, IA | W 42–34 | ||||
| October 27 | Concordia (NE) | No. 1 |
| W 49–0 | ||||
| November 3 | Dordt | No. 1 |
| W 63–21 | 600 | |||
| November 10 | at Jamestown | No. 1 | Jamestown, ND | W 49–13 | [2] | |||
| November 17 | No. 16 Rocky Mountain* | No. 1 |
| W 49–20 | 750 | [3] | ||
| November 24 | No. 17 Saint Xavier* | No. 1 |
| W 51–14 | 800 | [4] | ||
| December 1 | No. 8 Saint Francis* | No. 1 |
| W 34–28 OT | 2,000 | [5] | ||
| December 15 | No. 7 Benedictine (KS)* | No. 1 |
| W 35–28 | [6] | |||
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References
- ^ "2018-19 Football Schedule". Morningside Mustangs. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ "Morningside captures 8th straight GPAC title". Sioux City Journal. November 11, 2018. p. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "On to the NAIA quarterfinals". Sioux City Journal. November 18, 2018. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barry Poe (November 25, 2018). "Steaming to the semis". Sioux City Journal. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Barry Poe (December 2, 2018). "Dramatic victory sends Mustangs to title game". Sioux City Journal. pp. D1, D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jeff Bryan (December 16, 2018). "As Close As It Could Be". St. Joseph News-Press. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
