Concordia vs. MSU Moorhead Power Bowl IX Saturday, Sept. 1, 1:35 p.m. Jake Chrisitiansen Stadium

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The Concordia College Cobbers meet the Minnesota State University Moorhead Dragon football team for the 86th time at 1:35 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at Concordia’s Jake Christiansen Stadium to play the ninth annual Power Bowl.

The Power Bowl is sponsored by Moorhead Public Service, a partner of Missouri River Energy.

Power Bowl IX will also broadcast live on KVLY-TV 11 and aired on radio at 1280AM in the F-M area. Further, the game can be seen and heard live on the internet through the Cobber athletics website at: www.cord.edu/dept/sports/broadcast.php. Tickets are $7.00 for adults and $4.00 for students when purchased in advance at both the MSUM and Concordia College athletic departments. On the day of the game, ticket prices are $8.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. For more information, please call (218) 299-4434.

Concordia-MSU Moorhead Series History:

The Series – The Early Years
The Concordia and MSU Moorhead storied rivalry goes all the way back to the Cobbers’ very first season of football competition. In 1916, the two teams squared off for the first time in the second game of the season for Concordia. The Dragons, at that time called Minnesota Normal, won the initial contest 32-0. The Dragons would prevail in three of the first seven meetings between the two schools. One of the odd outcomes in the series occurred in those very first seven games as well, as three games ended in 0-0 deadlocks. Concordia finished the 1920s by winning three straight before MSU Moorhead rattled off three straight victories in the middle 1930s. The Cobbers
won the final four games before the war years when the series was halted from 1943 to 1945.

The Cobber Years
After the series resumed in 1946, Concordia was able to gain the upper hand for most of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. After the two squads fashioned a 7-7 tie in 1946, the Cobbers won 26 of the next 29 games. Two of the other three games ended in a tie. That streak gave Concordia a decided 35-7-10 advantage in the first 52 games of the series.

The Formation of the Crystal Bowl
MSU Moorhead started the decade of the 1980s with two wins in the first four games. The rivalry intensified in 1984 when the American Crystal Sugar Company began sponsoring the clash between the Cobbers and Dragons. The initial Crystal Bowl was won by the Cobbers 17-14. Since that time, the two teams have traded wins with the Dragons holding a 13-10 edge since the 1984 campaign. The Crystal Bowl gave instant recognition to the rivalry game. Another unique quality of the series began in the Crystal Bowl years as the local television market started to broadcast the games live on network television. Since then, the match-up is one of the only games carried live on network television that features a team from NCAA Division III.

Turning Up the Power
The current pomp and pageantry surrounding the game started in 1999 when the Crystal Bowl was turned into the Power Bowl. The change came when Moorhead Public Service and Missouri River Energy Services graciously took over sponsorship of the game. The initial Power Bowl was held in the Fargodome because of the threat of thunderstorms and severe weather. This theme would surface throughout the first
six years of the Power Bowl as two more games had to be postponed or delayed because of bad weather. MSU Moorhead won the first-ever Power Bowl 44-7, in
one of the most lopsided games in series history. That win was part of a three-game winning streak for the Dragons, which tied for the longest winning streak by
MSU Moorhead in the history of the series. The longest winning streak for the Cobbers is 12 games from 1958 to 1969.

The Cobbers and Dragons have split the first eight Power Bowl games, with Concordia having won three of the previous four meetings.

One of the aspects that makes this game so special is that it is the culmination of a week-long city celebration that features parades and various civic gatherings. The
city and both colleges benefit from the attention that the game and festivities bring to the area. Hopefully the series will continue for another 86 times!