DUBUQUE, Iowa - The University of Dubuque football team improved to an unblemished 2-0 American Rivers Conference record after a 44-22 victory over the Nebraska Wesleyan University during homecoming 2026.
UD trailed early 7-0, but rallied to capture the conference contest in a dominating 44-22 fashion. The Spartans collected 26 first downs and held a possession lead of 31:38 to NWU's 28:22.
Joey Rhomberg was 36-51 for 346 yards and five touchdowns. Rhomberg was also the Spartans leading rusher with 13 carries for 77 yards. He had a pair of key targets;
Kali Freeman grabbed eight catches for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Cameron Brown caught eight passes for 81 yards a game high three touchdowns.
Elijah Peters led all receivers with nine grabs for 81 yards.
Trey Roberson led the Spartans defense with 10 tackles and picked off one pass and returned it for 23 yards , and had a pass break-up.
Giovanni Rivera ended with seven tackles which included .5 tackle for loss one one yard, and a quarterback hurry.
Dre Jarvis had six tackles and a pair of break-ups as teammate
Jeremiah Speer finished with six tackles, an interception with return of two yards, a pass break-up and a QB hurry.
Brady Buchmann punted just once for 31 yards.
Bennett Harp was 1-1 in field goals after making one from 32 yards out. He kicked off eight times for 460 yards (57.5 avg.) and was 5-6 in extra points.
UD improved to 3-2 overall, 2-0 in A-R-C action and will play at Buxton Stadium in Indianola, Iowa next week when they face the Simpson College Storm (3-2 overall, 2-0 in A-R-C) at 1:00 p.m. The Storm beat the Loras College Duhawks on Oct. 10 by a final mark of 38-21.
