Concordia University Head Coach Vance Winter returned to the Peru State College Oak Bowl after serving several seasons as an assistant coach for the Bobcats and led his Bulldogs to a season opening win 13-7. The game was dominated by both teams’ defenses before a huge crowd of 1,625.

Concordia scored on their second possession of the ballgame following a recovery of a Bobcat fumble on the ‘Cats first play of the game. Quarterback TJ Shirey (Houston, TX) scrambled for nine yards to score with 9:55 left in the first quarter. The PAT by Kenny Zoeler (Spring, TX) was good.