College Football America Release

The College Football America Yearbook 2018 was released on Sunday evening and the Cardinal Football team was ranked 17 in the preseason poll. The publication also featured running back Joe Conner on the front page of the NAIA section. The preseason recognition comes on the heels of a program best 9-2 campaign and the first ever appearance in the NAIA Football Championship Series. The Cardinals only two losses came to the national champion (University of St. Francis, IN) and runner-up (Reinhardt University).

Joe Conner (JR/Flat Rock, MI) paced the Cardinals prolific and high powered offense with 1449 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns. Conner ranked 5^th in the NAIA in total rushing leading him to 1^st team MSFA offensive honors.

The College Football America 2018 Yearbook features more than 930 college football teams from the United States and Canada in more than 300 striking, full-color pages. That includes every team from the NCAA (FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III), NAIA, NJCAA, CCCAA and U Sports (Canada). It also includes updates on club football, one-year postgraduate prep/sports academies and Mexican college football, along with dozens of action shots and stadium photos taken by the CFA staff.

Concordia is one of five MSFA schools to appear int he poll along with No. 2 Saint Francis (Ind), No. 5 Marian, No. 7 Saint Xavier, and No. 26 Saint Francis (IL).

In the final post-season NAIA poll, the Cardinals were ranked 15^th. The NAIA preseason poll will be released on August 6^th. The Cardinals will report to camp on August 6^th with their first game set for Saturday, September 1^st against Malone.

Joe Conner Photo courtesy of Kendall Webb (College Football America)

2018 College Football America NAIA Preseason Top 30

1. Morningside
2. Saint Francis (IN)
3. Reinhardt
4. Baker
5. Marian
6. Southern Oregon
7. Saint Xavier
8. Grand View
9. Lindsey Wilson
10. Georgetown (KY)
11. Northwestern (IA)
12. Southeastern
13. Rocky Mountain
14. Langston
15. Arizona Christian
16. Campbellsville
17. Concordia (MI)
18. Tabor
19. Sterling
20. Dickinson State
21. Montana Tech
22. College of Idaho
23. Benedictine (KS)
24. Kansas Wesleyan
25. Dakota Wesleyan
26. Saint Francis (IL)
27. Dakota State
28. SAGU
29. Faulkner
30. Concordia (NE)