Kory Kahlandt had three rushing touchdowns and Jerod Franck scored on a 77-yard screen pass as the Nebraska Wesleyan offense racked up 422 yards of total offense in a 27-13 victory over Concordia University Saturday afternoon (Oct. 24) at Bulldog Stadium in Seward, Neb.

The Prairie Wolves jumped out to the 27-0 lead and Concordia added two late scores.  NWU improves to 4-3 overall while the Bulldogs fall to 2-6.

After losing the last two games in Seward, the Prairie Wolves wasted little time in avoiding the upset this season.  On the second possession of the game, Kahlandt broke free and ran 68 yards for the opening TD.  The second of Kahlandt's three TDs came in the second quarter on a 16-yard run.  The play was set up by a 47-yard pass from Matt Hagge to Frank.

NWU led 14-0 at halftime, and scored on their first possesion of the second half.  Mike Millard gave the Prairie Wolves great field position with a 54-yard punt return down to the 21-yard line.  Kahlandt scored his final TD on a 17-yard run.

The final touchdown was on the very next possesion as Frank scampered 77 yards after catching a screen pass.  NWU scored two touchdowns in the first four plays of the second half.  The Prairie Wolves had gone six quarters without a TD, but the NWU offense was very impressive in the victory.

Kahlandt finished the game with 180 yards on 22 carries.  He tied the NWU single season record for rushing TDs with 14 now on the year.  Franck caught two passes for 124 yards and had one rush for 15 yards in his return to his hometown of Seward.  Hagge finished 8-21 for 212 yards and a touchdown, with one interception.

The Prairie Wolves defense had another solid performance as they limited Concordia to only five first downs in the first half.  Defensive end Cameron Kolling was all over the field and in the Bulldog backfield finishing with 4.0 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 quarterback sacks with 12 total tackles.  He also blocked the Bulldogs PAT attempt.  Garrett Rippen added 11 total tackles and Luke Luethchens had his third interception of the season.

Concordia had 85 rushing yards as a team and the two quarterbacks combined to go 13-34 for 193 yards.

Now NWU prepares for its 2009 homecoming game this Saturday when they host Midland Lutheran College.  Kickoff is set for 2 p.m., at Abel Stadium.