ST. PAUL, Minn. - This Saturday, Concordia-St. Paul (1-3, 1-2 NSIC) will host Jamestown (0-3, 0-3 NSIC) for a noon kickoff at Sea Foam Stadium in the Jimmies' first-ever visit to Sea Foam Stadium.

WEATHER OUTLOOK
Fans coming to St. Paul couldn't ask for a better day for Golden Bear football, with the temperature at kickoff forecast to be 70 degrees, sunny and a NNW breeze of 10-12 mph and the temperature climbing only to 73 by 3pm.

TICKETS - PURCHASE IN ADVANCE ONLINE
Fans are highly encouraged to purchase tickets online at cspbears.com/tickets prior to game day. All ticketed events for the 25-26 academic year will utilize the Vivenu online ticket platform found at that link and fans must scan a mobile ticket to enter. Tickets will still be sold on site on game day but purchases are card-only and include additional fees. The best way for fans to make their game day entry as smooth as possible is to purchase tickets online in advance. CSP Students, Faculty and Staff will be able to download their free passes through Vivenu.

DOWNLOAD THE APP
Fans can download the CSP Bears fan app, free of charge and available in the App Store or on Google Play. The app contains rosters, schedules, scores, stats, news, social media and more! Customize your options to get notifications to your favorite teams, as well. Search "CSP Bears" in the app store to stay up-to-date on Golden Bear athletics.

WATCH ONLINE – NSIC NETWORK
All Golden Bear NSIC football games will be available to watch online, free of charge, powered by the NSIC Network, and supported by Hudl (formerly BlueFrame Technology).
 
Visit nsicnetwork.com/cspbears on a laptop or desktop computer, download the NSIC Network app on your mobile device or watch on your supported OTT provider such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android TV. Search "NSIC Network" and download the app for the league's full sport and team lineups. NSIC NETWORK FAQ

All home games will feature the play-by-play broadcasting provided by Dan Flanagan, the voice of the Golden Bears for over a decade. The St. Paul, Minnesota native studied broadcasting at Fordham University (N.Y.) where he was the voice of the Rams' football and basketball teams in the NCAA Division I Patriot League.

COACHES SHOW RETURNS TO TWIN CITIES RADIO
The Coaches Show with Shannon Currier is back on the Twin Cities airwaves for a sixth season, once again hosted by Wally Langfellow of Minnesota Score. The show airs following the Minnesota high school football game of the week, typically on Friday evenings in the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. hour on KYCR 1440 AM radio, available in the Twin Cities metro area. 

This week's radio interview guests are junior tight end EJ Stoffel and sophomore defensive end Isaiah Wray.

For fans who miss the show or are outside of the radio station's Twin Cities reach, the entire show is accessible via the CSP Bears Podcast, available in Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and YouTube podcasts. It will typically be uploaded late Friday night (after the initial air time) or Saturday morning prior to the game. Search 'CSP Bears' into your favorite podcast provider!

2025 TEAM CAPTAINS
CSP head coach Shannon Currier features rotating team captains each week for the seventh year in a row in 2025. Captains are selected by the coaching staff based on performance on the field and as a leader in practice, meetings and day-to-day activities.

This week's game captains are junior wide receiver Carter Zezulka (4x) and senior center Caydon Christensen on offense, and defensive captains as sophomore cornerback Jordan Johnson and sophomore defensive end Isaiah Wray (3x). 

SERIES HISTORY: CSP 1, JAMESTOWN 1
The "Golden Bears" have never faced the Jimmies, as CSP moved to NCAA Division II and Northern Sun (NSIC) membership in the 1999 football season, departing the UMAC and NAIA affiliations.

However, Concordia faced Jamestown in the "Comet-era" of CSP football, falling 12-6 in 1971 and picking up a 25-18 win in 1972.

CSP football was formed in 1969, making the 1971 and 1972 seasons the infancy of the program, with the Comets facing the Jimmies in the third and fourth years of the program. 

CSP was affiliated with the Tri-State Conference in those years, producing a 4-5 and 4-4 record in the two seasons. 

The teams will wake up the dormant series in 2025 with Jamestown's entry into the Northern Sun, as the Jimmies become the 14th football-playing member institution and 16th full member of the conference. 

LAST MEETING, 1971 & 1972
Not much is known about the last time Concordia faced the Jimmies. Concordia, then known as the Concordia College Comets, began its football program not long before those two games in 1969.

In CSP's third year of football, the Comets fell to the Jimmies 12-6 in 1971 in the second to last game of the season.  

In year four of the football program, Concordia picked up a 25-18 win over Jamestown in the season finale as CSP won its final three games of the year. 

In those two seasons, Concordia posted a 4-5 record in 1971 and a 4-4 mark in 1972. CSP was a member of the Tri-State Conference and competing at the NAIA level in those two seasons. 

ABOUT THE JIMMIES
The Jimmies are in their first year as members of the Northern Sun (NSIC) and are in the midst of the transition to NCAA Division II membership, previously serving as members of the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) at the NAIA affiliation. 

In its last year of NAIA competition, Jamestown produced a 3-7 overall record and went 3-5 in the NSAA, tying for third in the 5-team league. But the Jimmies also finished strong, winning three of their final four games including a slim 5-point loss to nationally-ranked Dickinson State (35-30) in the only loss down the stretch. 

Picked to finish seventh of seven in the NSIC North Division and 14th in the 14-team overall Northern Sun preseason poll, the Jimmies are seeking their first NCAA Division II and NSIC victory. After falling 37-7 on the road at Augustana in the opener, the Jimmies came up empty in a pair of home NSIC games, falling 12-7 to Southwest Minnesota State and 36-7 to Minnesota State. 

Quarterback Cole Hentges leads the team's ground attack with 149 yards and a 6.5 average with a touchdown and has completed 19-45 for 137 yards with a 1-2 TD-INT ratio. Nicholas Martinez is the passing threat of the Jimmies' two QB system, completing 29-54 for 325 yards with a 1-1 TD-INT ratio while adding 12-27 rushing. 

Three receivers have nine-plus catches led by Nate Burke with 10-172 and a TD while Ethan Hoffman adds 9-87 and Erastus Antsino has 10-58.

Zach Hammett has rushed 35 times for 119 yards and adds 6-40 receiving with a touchdown catch. Antsino also has rushed 4-25, a 6.3 average.

Jackson Walters leads the defense with 17 takcles while Zach Mueller has 16 tackles, 2.0 TFLs and a half sack. Hershell Jefferson has the team's lone INT to go with 13 tackles and has forced a pair of fumbles. 

The Jimmies have scored seven points in each outing, and attempted one field goal, a miss in the 20-29 range.

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