Concordia football will return home this week to begin MSFA Mideast Division play against rival Siena Heights. The #5 Cardinals moved to 4-0 after erasing a 21-point deficit to win a top-ten matchup against then #9 Saint Xavier, claiming a 42-35 victory. #19 Siena Heights also enters the contest 4-0 after a 63-2 win this week against Trinity International.

This will be the second straight year where both programs enter the match ranked in the top 25. While Siena Heights enters the game with strong defensive rankings, they have not played a team with a winning record. Concordia leads the all-time series 4-3 after winning the last four matchups by a combined score of 127-37.

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Statistical Breakdown

Personnel Matchups

Siena Heights at a glance

The Saints feature the #19 rank in the NAIA Coaches Poll and a perfect 4-0 record. Siena Heights enters the match tied for #1 with Marian in lowest points allowed per game (7.0). The Saints are coming off a dominant 63-2 win over Trinity International last week. Head coach Matt Kohn is in his 4^th year at the helm of the program.

NAIA Coaches Poll

NAIA POLL

The Cardinals retained the #5 rank in the NAIA Coaches Poll this week. MSFA Mideast members Saint Francis (Ind) and Marian stayed the same at #3 and #6 respectively. Saint Xavier dropped to #15 after falling to Concordia while Siena Heights moved up a spot to #19 overall.

Player of the Week Honors

Ryan Fish (JR/Allen Park, MI) was named both MSFA Mideast Defensive Player of the Week and NCCAA Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts this past Saturday. The junior defensive back tied his career high with 10 total tackles in the Cardinals' 42-35 win over then-#9 Saint Xavier. Fish also recorded 2 interceptions in the game, reaching a total of 4 on the year.

Cardinals in the record books

Several Cardinals have moved up in the Concordia Football record books already within the 2019 season.

• Career receiving yards
  • 1^st - 1897 - Roderick Dailey (SR/Detroit, MI) (2015-present)
• Career receptions
  • 2^nd - 133 - Roderick Dailey (2015-present)
• Career interceptions
  • 2^nd - 10 - Ryan Fish (2017-present)
• Career all purpose yards
  • 3^rd - 2487 - Roderick Dailey (2015-present)
  • 5^th - 1762 - Omar Sinclair (SO/Norcross, GA) (2018-present)

A few other Cardinals are closing in on moving up the record books as well.

• Career touchdowns - (non-QB)
  • Nearing 2^nd - 19 - Roderick Dailey (2015-present)
• Career rushing touchdowns
  • Nearing 3^rd - 8 - Omar Sinclair (2018-present)

MSFA Mideast Standings

(courtesy of mid-statesfootball.org)