Personal: Area Player of the Year, All-Conference, All-Section...also played baseball and basketball in high school...hobbies include hunting, fishing and hanging at (teammate) Herzog's house...was an active volunteer for the National Honor Society while in high school...son of Bob and Jean Gessell
Why Concordia? "Good education and good school."
The GESSELL File
Post graduate plans: Go to grad school and make money
Favorite food: Tacos
Favorite restaurant: Miguels
Favorite movie: Southpaw
Favorite TV show: Breaking Bad
Favorite musical groups: Sam Hunt
Favorite book: The Hunger Games
Place in the world I most want to visit: Curacao
Major sporting event I most want to go to: Super Bowl
My dream job: Thrid string QB in NFL
My bucket list includes: Skydiving
My favorite thing about the Concordia football team is: The chemistry with the guys
What does it mean to be a Cobber? To be determined
If you could trade places for a day with someone, who would it be and why? Michael Herzog, so I could rock a man bun
The thing I'm most thankful for: Being a Cobber
  | Overall | Conf | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Rushes | 39 | 32 | ||
Yards | 255 | 237 | ||
Yards per game | 28.3 | 33.9 | ||
Yards per rush | 6.5 | 7.4 | ||
Touchdowns | 2 | 2 | ||
Fumbles | - | - | ||
Fumbles lost | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | comp | att | pct | yds | y/a | td | int | sac | yds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | rush | yds | y/a | lng | td | fum | lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | - | - |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 11 | 0 | - | - |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 38 | 1 | - | - |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | 12 | 100 | 8.3 | 34 | 1 | - | - |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 | - | - |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | - | - |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 9 | 0 | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | rec | yds | y/r | lng | td | fum | lost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | fgm | fga | lng | xpm | xpa | pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Date | Opponent | Score | punt | yds | avg | long | in20 | fc | tb | blk |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | kr | yds | avg | lng | td | pr | yds | avg | lng | td |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | 16 |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | 1 | 28 | - | - | - | 28 |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | 1 | 40 | - | - | - | 40 |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | 1 | 100 | - | - | - | 100 |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | 1 | 45 | - | - | - | 45 |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | 6 |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | 1 | -1 | - | - | - | -1 |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | 1 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 |
Date | Opponent | Score | pts | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | saf | misc | 2pt |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Date | Opponent | Score | tack | ast | tot | sack | lost | tfl | yds | ff | fr | td | int | yds | td | brup | blk | saf |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 5 | Jamestown | W, 41-17 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 12 | at Wis.-Eau Claire | W, 41-7 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 19 | Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 24-16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sep 26 | at St. Olaf | W, 37-7 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 3 | Bethel (Minn.) | W, 23-21 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 10 | at Carleton | W, 27-24 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 17 | Augsburg | W, 56-24 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 24 | at Hamline | W, 30-20 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 31 | St. Thomas (Minn.) | L, 38-14 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 7 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 41-34 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | comp | att | pct | yds | y/g | y/a | td | int | lg | effic | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Conference | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | |
Result | Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | |
Month | September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
October | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | |
November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
gp | rush | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | fum | lost | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 9 | 39 | 255 | 28.3 | 6.5 | 2 | 38 | - | - |
Conference | 7 | 32 | 237 | 33.9 | 7.4 | 2 | 38 | - | - | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | 13 | 100 | 25.0 | 7.7 | 1 | 38 | - | - |
Away | 5 | 26 | 155 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 34 | - | - | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | 32 | 237 | 33.9 | 7.4 | 2 | 38 | - | - |
Losses | 2 | 7 | 18 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
Month | September | 3 | 12 | 46 | 15.3 | 3.8 | 0 | 11 | - | - |
October | 5 | 22 | 190 | 38.0 | 8.6 | 2 | 38 | - | - | |
November | 1 | 5 | 19 | 19.0 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | - | - |
gp | rec | rec/g | yds | y/g | avg | td | lg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Month | September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
October | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | fgm | fga | pct | lg | xpm | xpa | pct | pts | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Conference | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Result | Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Month | September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
October | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
gp | punt | yds | avg | lg | in20 | fc | tb | blk | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Month | September | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
October | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
November | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
kr | yds | avg | td | lg | pr | yds | avg | td | lg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Month | September | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
October | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
November | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
gp | rush | rcv | pr | kr | yds | ypg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 9 | 255 | - | - | - | 255 | 28.3 |
Conference | 7 | 237 | - | - | - | 237 | 33.9 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | 100 | - | - | - | 100 | 25.0 |
Away | 5 | 155 | - | - | - | 155 | 31.0 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | 237 | - | - | - | 237 | 33.9 |
Losses | 2 | 18 | - | - | - | 18 | 9.0 | |
Month | September | 3 | 46 | - | - | - | 46 | 15.3 |
October | 5 | 190 | - | - | - | 190 | 38.0 | |
November | 1 | 19 | - | - | - | 19 | 19.0 |
pts | pts/g | rush | rec | kr | pr | int | fum | xpm | fgm | 2pt | misc | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 12 | 1.3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Conference | 12 | 1.7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Exhibition | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Location | Home | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Away | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Neutral | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Result | Wins | 12 | 1.7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Losses | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
Month | September | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
October | 12 | 2.4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | |
November | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
gp | tkl | ast | tot | tkl/g | sck | yds | tfl | yds | ff | fr | yds | int | yds | brup | blk | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conference | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | .3 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Away | 5 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | .1 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Losses | 2 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Month | September | 3 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
October | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | .2 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
November | 1 | - | - | 0.0 | .0 | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |