Dawson Schaffer

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Dawson Schaffer
84 Dawson Schaffer
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Horace, N.D.
  • Position:
    WR
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Kindred
  • Major:
    Exercise Science
  • Minor:
    Coaching
  • gp
    10
  • yds
    599
  • yds/g
    59.9
  • td
    11
Bio

Why did you pick Concordia: Great coaches, people and academics
Post Graduation plans: Grad school for dentistry

The SCHAFFER File
Favorite food: Chicken Alfredo
 Favorite movie: Wild Hogs
Favorite tv/streaming series: Suits
Favorite professional sports team: Pittsburg Steelers
My dream job is: Kicker for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Receptions 37 28
Yards 599 433
Yards per game 59.9 54.1
Yards per catch 16.2 15.5
Touchdowns 11 7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 6 112 18.7 45 2 - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 3 54 18.0 30 2 - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 4 69 17.3 41 1 - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 7 130 18.6 47 1 - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 6 53 8.8 16 1 - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 5 136 27.2 85 3 - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 4 28 7.0 10 0 - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 2 17 8.5 12 1 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - 0
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 1 - 112 - - 112
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 1 - 54 - - 54
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 1 - 69 - - 69
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 1 - 130 - - 130
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 1 - 53 - - 53
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 1 - 136 - - 136
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 1 - 28 - - 28
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 1 - 0 - - 0
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 1 - 17 - - 17
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 12 - 2 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 12 - 2 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 18 - 3 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 6 - 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Wis.-Eau Claire L, 31-28 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 9 Pacific Lutheran W, 26-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 23 at St. Scholastica W, 49-16 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 Carleton L, 36-35 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 at Saint John's (Minn.) L, 42-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Hamline W, 58-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 Macalester W, 49-8 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 28 at Augsburg W, 30-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Bethel (Minn.) L, 31-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 48-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 19 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2021-22 1 4 4.0 102 102.0 25.5 0 45
2022-23 8 11 1.4 219 27.4 19.9 4 62
2023-24 10 37 3.7 599 59.9 16.2 11 85
Total 19 52 2.7 920 48.4 17.7 15 85
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 8 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 19 - - - - 0 0 - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2021-22 1 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 19 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2021-22 1 - 102 - - 102 102.0
2022-23 8 - 219 - - 219 27.4
2023-24 10 - 599 - - 599 59.9
Total 19 - 920 - - 920 48.4
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2021-22 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 24 3.0 - 4 - - - - 0 - 0 0
2023-24 66 6.6 - 11 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 90 4.7 - 15 - - - - 0 - 0 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2021-22 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 8 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 19 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 37 3.7 599 59.9 16.2 11 85
Conference 8 28 3.5 433 54.1 15.5 7 85
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 21 4.2 365 73.0 17.4 7 85
Away 5 16 3.2 234 46.8 14.6 4 45
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 16 3.2 287 57.4 17.9 6 85
Losses 5 21 4.2 312 62.4 14.9 5 47
Month
September 4 20 5.0 365 91.3 18.3 6 47
October 4 15 3.8 217 54.3 14.5 4 85
November 2 2 1.0 17 8.5 8.5 1 12
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
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 10 - 599 - - 599 59.9
Conference 8 - 433 - - 433 54.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - 365 - - 365 73.0
Away 5 - 234 - - 234 46.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 5 - 287 - - 287 57.4
Losses 5 - 312 - - 312 62.4
Month
September 4 - 365 - - 365 91.3
October 4 - 217 - - 217 54.3
November 2 - 17 - - 17 8.5
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 66 6.6 - 11 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 42 5.3 - 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 42 8.4 - 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 24 4.8 - 4 - - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 36 7.2 - 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 30 6.0 - 5 - - - - - - 0 0
Month
September 36 9.0 - 6 - - - - - - 0 0
October 24 6.0 - 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 - 1 - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Quarterback Cooper Mattern raises the ball in the air after diving to hit the pilon for a touchdown in the Cobbers' game with St. John's.
  • Article
  • November 11, 2023
Mattern's Record-Setting Day Not Enough In Season Finale

Junior quarterback Cooper Mattern came through with a quartet of single-season school records in the Cobbers' 48-21 season-finale loss to No.20-ranked St. John’s in the annual MIAC Championship Week crossover game.

  • November 11, 2023
Cooper Mattern shakes off a Hamline tackler in the second half of the Cobbers' win over the Pipers. Mattern threw for a school-record 401 yards.
  • Article
  • October 14, 2023
Mattern's Record-Setting Day Highlights Homecoming Win

Quarterback Cooper Mattern turned Concordia’s Homecoming game into one long personal highlight reel. The junior signal caller threw for program-record 401 yards, connected on a record-tying five touchdown passes and rushed for another score in the Cobbers’ 58-14 win over Hamline.

  • October 14, 2023
Owen Miller had a career game in the Cobbers' contest at St. John's. He had career-high numbers in receptions and receiving yards and scored twice.
  • Article
  • October 07, 2023
Even Quarters Cost Cobbers At #7 St. John's

Concordia gave up 14 points in the second and fourth quarters and lost 42-23 at No.7-ranked St. John’s.

  • October 07, 2023
Cobber football highlights vs. Carleton
  • Article
  • September 30, 2023
Another Battle To The End With The Knights

For the fourth consecutive game between Concordia and Carleton, the two teams battled all the way to the wire to produced another contest that was decided by seven of fewer points.

  • September 30, 2023
Zavier Carroll was one of four players who rushed for a touchdown in the Cobbers' 49-16 win at St. Scholastica.
  • Article
  • September 23, 2023
5 Rushing TDs Power Cobbers To MIAC-Opening Win

Concordia rushed for five touchdowns en route to a 49-16 win over St. Scholastica in the conference opener.

  • September 23, 2023
Stuart DeMerit outruns the Pacific Lutheran offense on his way to a 93-yard touchddown run after Ty Moser blocked a field goal.
  • Article
  • September 09, 2023
DeMerit Seals DeWIN

Stuart Demerit’s 93-yard “scoop and score” off of a blocked field goal proved to be the difference in Concordia’s 26-21 win over Pacific Lutheran in the home opener.

  • September 09, 2023
Junior quarterback Cooper Mattern threw for four touchdowns and 367 passing yards in the Cobbers season opener at Wis.-Eau Claire.
  • Article
  • September 02, 2023
14-Point, 4th-Quarter Comeback Falls Short at Eau Claire

With the temperature locked in at 90-degrees for the entire game in Eau Claire, Wis., Concordia rallied from a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter only to have their comeback effort fall just short. Wis.-Eau Claire earned a 31-28 win when they connected on a game-winning field goal with 25seconds left in regulation.

  • September 02, 2023