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Looking Toward Our 2026 Season

We had a successful 2025 season and are looking to build off it. Here are some of the highlights from our 2025 season:

• We finished with a record of 12-2 and ranked #3 in the final ACFA Coach’s Poll.
• We won the Heart South Conference Championship for the fourth consecutive year.
• We received a Bye in the 1st Round of the Playoffs.
• We won our 2nd Round Playoff game vs Campbellsville (KY) 21-17.
• We won our 3rd Round Playoff game at Friends (KS) 24-18.
• Finished our season in the National Semifinals against Grand View (17-10 loss).
• Defeated Baker 31-10 on the road for our fourth consecutive win against them.
• Defeated #3 Morningside 38-34 at Wilcox Stadium in front of a sold-out crowd.
• Joel Osborn was named Heart South Coach of the Year, AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year, and the AFCA National Coach of the Year.
• Trevor Strong, Defensive Coordinator, was named the Hearth South Defensive Assistant Coach of the Year.
• Jackson Dooley (QB) was named Heart South Player of the Year.
• Xavier Ugorji (RB) was named Heart South Offensive Player of the Year.
• Isaiah Hasten (DB) was named the Heart South Defensive Player of the Year.
• Rashad Beckham (OL) was named the NAIA Rimington Award recipient which is given to the top Center in the NAIA. He is the fourth Raven to win the award which is the most in all of college football.
• Isaiah Hasten (DB) and Tanner Zimmerman (TE) were named NAIA & AFCA All-Americans. This is the second year in a row that Tanner Zimmerman was named All-American. Jackson Dooley (QB), Xavier Ugorji (RB), and Rashad Beckham (OL) were also named NAIA All-Americans.
• Christian Klobe (K), Zachary Lacombe (LB), Britton Smith (OL), Abram Phillips (LB) were named Victory Sports Network (VSN) All-Americans as well.
• Jackson Dooley broke the career record for passing yards and passing touchdowns with 9,817 yards and 107 touchdowns.
• Isaiah Hasten tied the single season record for interceptions with 9.
• 21 Players earned All-Conference accolades with 11 of those earning 1st Team honors.
• We excelled in the classroom this fall, with a program-record 18 players named Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athletes.
• Chase Sucharski (WR) was named A.O. Duer Scholarship Award Nominee for excellence in scholarship, leadership, character, and citizenship.
• We signed an excellent recruiting class.
• We did multiple community service projects in Atchison and Benedictine.
• We graduated an excellent group of young men in May.
• We had great attendance at our camps again.

I want to invite you to come back for all our home games this season. Our first one is September 12 vs. William Penn at 1:00 p.m. We must be ready to go each week as the challenge in front of us is mighty. Based on what I am seeing, our team will be ready for it. All our home games and most away games are live streamed on RavenAthletics.com.

We are looking forward to having everyone come out to support us this fall.

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